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A  COUuECTiON 

HYMNS. 

AISTD 

A  LITURGY, 

FOR  THE  VSB  OF 

BVAjYGBLIOAL  lutheraj^  chxjrches^ 

TO  WHICH  ARE  ADDED 

PRAYERS 

M)R  FAMILIES  AJVD  IJSTDIVIDUAhS^ 

PUBLISHED  BT  ORDER 
OP  THE  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  SYNOD 
OP  THE  STATE  OF  NEW- YORK. 


J  will  pray  with  the  spirit,  arid  Iivillpray  with  the  iinddf'^ 
stanaiiig  also.  I-will  sing  idth  the  spint,  and  I  will  sing 
with  the  understanding  also,"  1  Coh.  x  iv.  1  & ^ 

germantown: 

PRINTED  BY  M.  BILIMEYEU 


mSTHtCT  OF  PEJVJSrSYLVAmA,  To  -mi : 

1****1  BE  IT  REMEMBERED,  That  on  the  serentli 
|L.  S.|  day  of  July,  in  the  thirty  ninth  year  of  the  Inde- 
******  pendence  of  the  United  States  of  America,  A.  D. 
1814,  Geor&e  &c  Daistiel  Billmeyer,  of  the  said  District, 
have  deposited  in  this  office  the  Title  of  a  Book  the  right 
whereof  they  claim  as  Proprietors,  in  the  words  following, 
to  wit  ; 

"  A  Collection  of  Hymns,  and  a  Liturgy ,  for  the  use  of 
Evangelical  lattheran  Churches;  to  ivJdch  are  added 
prayers  for  Families  and  Indivfiduals.  Published  by  or- 
der of  tfie  Fvangelical  lAitheran  Syngd  of  the  State  of 
JVeW'  York, "  "  Iivill pray  -axith  the  spirit,  and  Iwillpray 
•with  the  understanding  also,    IivilL  sing  ivith  the  spirit, 
and  I-ivill  3i?ig  with  the  understanding  also  J'''  1 C  or.xi  y.  1 5. 
In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  the  Congi'ess  of  the  United 
States,  intituled, "  An  Act  for  the  encouragement  of  Learn- 
ing, by  securing  the  copies  6f  Maps,  Charts  and  Books,  to 
the  Avithors  and  Proprietors  of  such  copies  during  the 
times  therein  mentioned."— And  also  to  the  Act,  entitled, 
"An  Act  supplementary  to  an  Act,  entitled  "An  Act  for 
the  Encouragement  of  Learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of 
Maps,  Charts,  and  Books,  to  the  Authors  and  Proprietors 
of  such  copies  during  the  times  therein  mentioned,"  and  ex- 
tending the  benefits  thereof  to  the  Arts  of  designing,  en- 
^raying,  and  etching  historical  and  other  prints." 

D.  CALDWELL, 
Clerk  of  the  District  of  Pmnsylvania, 


PREFACE. 


JL  HE  singing  of  hymns  is  justly  considered  k  dc« 
lightful  and  important  part  of  public  worship.  It  was  in  uso 
even  among  the  ancient  heathens.  Moses  introduced  it, 
divine  command,  into  his  religious  institution;  and  Da- 
vid raised  it  to  high  perfection  by  his  poetical  talents  and. 
musical  skill.  Our  blessed  Saviour  has  recommended  this 
pious  exercise  to  his  followers  by  his  own  practice  ;  and 
St.  Paul  exhorts  us  to  "  teach  and  admonish  one  another 
in  spiritual  spngs,  singing  with  grace  in  our  hearts  to  the 
Lord."  No  act  of  social  religion  is  either  more  pleasing 
in  itself,  or  more  happily  adapted  to  cherish  the  love  oi 
God  and  man,  than  that  which  is  enforced  by  these  high 
authorities. 

The  Lutheran  church  in  Germany  is  distinguished  for 
its  attachment  to  sacred  music,  and  is  possessed  of,  per- 
haps, the  best  and  most  numerous  collections  of  hymns  ex- 
tant in  the  Christian  world.  From  this  source,  our  con- 
greg-ations  in  the  United  States  have  derived  abundant  sup- 
plies. The  prevalence  of  the  English  language,  however, 
makes  it  necessary  for  many  members  of  our  communion 
to  conduct  their  public  worship,  altogether,  or  in  part,  in 
that  language,  and  of  course  to  provide  for  them  a  compi^ 
lation  of  English  hymns.  This  has  indeed  been  already 
attempted  by  several  individuals.  But  as  the  selections, 
published  by  them,  evidently  admit  of  great  improvement^ 
another  was  ordered  to  be  prepared  by  a  committee  ap- 
pointed for  that  purpose  by  the  Lutheran  Synod  of  the 
State  of  New-York,  convened  at  Rhinebeck  in  September, 
A.  U.  1812  ;  and,  in  compliance  with  this  order,  the  fol- 
lowing work  is  printed.  It  is  not  pretended  to  be  as  i>er- 
fect  as  could  be  wished,  nor  are  all  its  parts  of  equal  value. 
But  the  materials,  of  which  it  is  composed,  have  been  cho- 
sen with  no  little  care  and  consideration  ;  a  large  number 
of  Hymn-books  of  various  denominations  has  been  consult- 
ed ;  and  it  is  hoped,  that  it  Avill  receive  in  a  good  degree 
the  approbation  of  those  for  whom  it  is  intended,  and  be* 
come  a  means  of  promoting  their  edification. 

The  same  committee  was  charged  with  the  preparation 
of  a  new  and  enlarged  Liturgy  for  our  churches.  Forms 


PREFACE. 

of  prayer,  with  necessary  directions  and  addi*esses  tb  iitfh^ 
gregations,  are,  accordingly,  presented  in  this  volume, 
proper  to  be  employed  in  divine  service  generally^  in  the 
a'drainisti^tion  of  the  sacraments,  and  in  the  celebration  of 
other  solemn  rites  customary  amongst  us.  But  the  Use  of 
these  forms  is  left  entirely  to  the  discretion  of  congrega- 
tions and  ministers,  the  Synod  having  no  design  to  make 
them  binding  upon  any  in  connection  with  us,  but  judging 
that  the  leaders  of  the  devotions  of  their  brethren  should 
be  at  perfect  liberty  to  address  the  throne  of  grace  in  their 
own  words.  It  will,  perhaps,  be  found  most  expedient, 
that  such  forms  and  the  free  or  precomposed  prayers  of 
ministers  should  be  used  alternately.  At  all  events,  the 
Liturgy  will,  we  trust,  prove  serviceable  to  young  clergy- 
men, to  vacant  churches,  and  to  persons  remote  from 
Christian  temples  and  desiring  to  Mnite  together  in  the 
adoration  of  the  Most  High. 

Along  with  devotional  exercises  for  congregations,  it  has 
been  thought  proper  to  publish  others  for  families  and  in- 
dividuals, adapted  to  a  variety  of  situations,  relations,  and 
characters.  Some  of  these,  as  well  as  several  parts  of  the 
Liturgy,  have  been  translated  from  the  German ;  others 
have  been  taken  from  English  authors  and  collections  ;  and 
a  considerable  degree  of  treedom  has  been  used  in  select- 
ing and  framing  them.  We  commend  this  part  of  the 
"Work  particularly  to  the  attention  of  our  brethren  in  their 
domestic  and  private  worship  ;  believing,  that  it  breathes 
a  spirit  of  pure  Christian  piety  and  lave  ;  and  hoping,  that 
it  will  assist  in  instructing  the  young  and  uninformed  hov 
to  pray,  in  comforting  the  distressed,  in  awakening  a  sense 
of  religion  in  the  careless,  and  in  quickening  the  faith,  hope, 
and  charity  of  upright  believers  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ* 

To  the  whole  of  this  book,  as  far  as  it  agrees  with  his 
tinith  in  scripture,  may  it  please  Almighty  God  to  give  hW 
blessing,  and  make  it  instrumental  in  glorifying  his  name. 

FREDERICK  H,  QUITMAJV,  D.  JD, 
President  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  oj" 
the  State  of  JVeiv-York, 

AUGUSTUS  WACKERUAOBK. 

S^tr^ary^  P, 


A  COLLECTION 

OF 

HYMNS 

EVAJ^GBLICAL  LUTHERAJ\r  CUURCHBS,  ^ 


ORDER  AJsTD  SUBJECTS  OF  THE  ffYMJSTS, 


Page. 

I.  PRAISE  and  Thanksgiving,    -         -  i 

II.  Character  and  Perfections  of  God,   -        -  19 

III.  Works  of  God  in  nature,  -  - 

IV.  Divine  Providence  and  Government,       -  44 

V.  Mission  and  Nativity  of  Christ,      .  -          -  58 

VI.  Office  and  Mediation  of  Christ,  -         -  65 

VII.  Exampk^,  of  Christ,         -           -          .  79 

VIII.  Sufferings  and  Death  of  Christ,          -  82 

IX.  Resurrection  and  Glory  of  Christ,    -         -  94 

X.  Kingdom  and  Church  of  Christ,         -  105 

XI.  The  Influence  of  God's  Holy  Spirit,       -  111 

XII.  The  Scriptures,         -          -         -  118 

XIII.  Supplication  for  the  divine  favour  and  assistance,124 

XIV.  The  Danger  and  Misery  of  Sin,         -  133 

XV.  Repentance  and  Conversion,      -         -  141 

XVI.  The  Joy  and  Happiness  of  true  Christians  151 

XVII.  The  Christian  Character  and  Life,  in  general,  160 
XVin.  Faith,         -          .          -          -  170 

XIX.  Duties  of  Piety,    -                  ^         -  176 

XX.  Personal  Duties,        -         -         -  187 

XXI.  Social  Duties,      -         -         -         -  193 

XXII.  Public  Worship,        ...  206 

XXIII.  Baptism,     -                  ^         -         -  217 

XXIV.  The  Lord's  Supper,    -         -         -  219 

XXV.  Particular  Occasions  and  Circumstances,  225 

1.  JMorning^                   -         -          -  225 

2.  Evening,   -          -          -         -         -  228 

3.  JSTe^V'Year^      -         -         -         .  230 

4.  Public  andJVational  Blessings  and  Afflictions,  232 
6.  For  a  Congregation,         -         -         -  241 

6.  Sickness  and  Recovery,         -           -  245 

7.  071  the  Death  of  Relatives  or  Friends,     -  250 

8.  For  the  Young  and  Old,  -  -  254 
XXVL  The  Troubles  of  Life,      -         -          -  257 

XXVII.  Death,          -          -          .         -  266 

XXVIII.  Resurrection,      -         -         -         -  279 

XXIX.  Judgment  and  End  of  the  World,        -  282 

XXX.  Heaven,   287 


1. 

PRAISE  &  THANKSGIVING, 


HYMN  1.  L.  M. 

1.  TlEFORE  Jehovah's  a^-fal  throne, 
J-J  Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  joy : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 

He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2.  His  sov'reign  pow'rj  without  our  aid. 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men ; 
And,  when  like  wand 'ring  sheep  we  stray 'd, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3.  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care. 

Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame : 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear. 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ? 

4.  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs  5 

High  as  the  heav'ns  our  voices  raise ; 
And  earth  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues. 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  pra^se^ 

5.  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command  3 

Vast  as  eternity  thy  love ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move, 

HYMN  S.  L.  M. 

t.  IV/TY  God,  my  Life,  thy  various  praise 
Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days  5 
Thy  grace  employ  my  thankful  tongue. 
Till  death  improve  the  grateful  song, 
2.  The  wings  of  ev'ry  hom^  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear  5 
And  ev'ry  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee* 
A* 


PRAISE  AND 

3.  But  who  can  speak  thy  w  ondrous  deeds  t 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds. 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways. 

Vast  and  unceasing  be  thy  praise. 

4.  Let  endless  honours  crown  thy  head 
Let  ev'ry  age  thy  praises  spread ; 
While  we  with  cheerful  songs  approve 
The  condescension  of  thy  love.^ 

HYMN  3  CM. 

1.  "yE  humble  souls  approach  your  God 

With  songs  of  sacred  praise ; 
For  he  is  good,  immensely  good, 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2.  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care : 

In  him  we  live  and  move : 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love, 

5.  He  gave  his  Son,  his  only  Son, 

To  ransom  rebel  worms. 
'Tis  here  he  makes  his  goodness  known 
In  its  diviner  forms. 

4.  To  this  dear  refuge,  Lord,  we  come ; 

'Tis  here  our  hope  relies  ; 
A  sale  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5.  Thine  eye  beholds  with  kind  regard 

The  souls  who  trust  in  thee ; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With  bliss  divinely  free. 

6.  Great  God,  to  thy  almighty  love 

What  honours  shall  we  raise  } 
Not  all  the  raptur'd  songs  above 
Can  render  equal  praise. 

HYMN  4  c.  M. 

i,  T  ORD,  when  our  raptur'd  thought  surveys 
Creation's  beauties  o'er ; 
AU  nature  joins  to  teach  thy  praise. 
And  bidi^  our  souls  adore. 


THANKSGIVING. 

2.  Where'er  we  turn  our  gazing  eyes. 

Thy  radiant  footsteps  shine ; 
Ten  thousand  pleasing  wonders  rise. 
And  speak  their  source  divine. 

3.  The  living  tribes  of  countless  forms 

In  earth  and  sea  and  air, 
The  meanest  flies,  tlie  smallest  worms. 
Almighty  pow'r  declare. 
4fc  Thy  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  goodness,  Lord^ 
,  ^  In  all  thy  works  appear : 
And,  O  !  let  man  th^  praise  record, 
Man,  thy  distinguish 'd  care  ! 

5.  From  thee  the  breath  of  life  he  drew ; 

That  breath  thy  pow'r  maintains ; 
Thy  tender  mercy,  ever  new, 
His  brittle  frame  sustains. 

6.  Yet  nobler  favo\u*s  claim  his  praise, 

Of  reason's  light  posses^'d. 
By  revelation's  brightest  rays 
Still  more  divinely  bless'd. 

7.  On  us  tliy  providence  has  shone 

With  gentle,  smiling  rays ; 
O  may  our  lips  and  lives  make  known 
Thy  goodness  and  thy  praise  ! 

HYMN  5.  L.  M. 

1.      lYE  to  oiu-  God  immortal  praise  ? 
Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  wajjj. 

Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong : 

Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 
^.  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown. 

The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown. 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure. 

When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 

3.  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky. 
And  fix'd  the  starry  lights  on  high. 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong ; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

4.  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light ; 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night. 


PRAISE  AND 


His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  moi-e.  • 

5.  He  sent  his  Son  with  pow'r  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave. 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong  : 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6.  Through  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet. 
And  leads  us  to  his  heav'nly  seat. 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

Wlien  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more. 

HYMN  6.  L.  M. 

1.  "pROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
^  Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  ev'ry  land,  by  ev'ry  tongue. 

2.  Eternal  ai'e  thy  mercies,  Lord, 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word. 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

HYMN  7  p.  M.  f 

1.  IT'LL  praise  my  Maker,  whilst  I've  breatS  i 

And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 
Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  pow'rs. 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past 
Whilst  life  and  thought  and  being  last. 
Or  immortality  endures. 

2.  Happy  the  man,  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God,  who  made  the  sky. 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train. 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  th'  oppress'd,  he  feeds  the  poor; 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3.  The  Lord  pours  eyesight  on  the  blind ; 
The  Lord  supports  Uie  fainting  mind ; 

He  sends  the  lab'rin,^  conscience  peace  5 
He  helps  the  sti^anger  m  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless, 

And  grants  the  pris'ner  sweet  release. 


THANKSGIVING. 


5 


4.  I'll  praise  him,  while  he  lends  me  breath ; 
And,  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death. 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  pow'rs. 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
WTiilst  life  and  thought  and  being  last. 

Or  immortality  endures. 


And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join : 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 

And  shew  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 

2.  Let  praise  to  the  Lord,  who  made  ub,  ascend ; 

Let  each  grateful  heart  be  glad  in  its  king. 
The  God,  whom  we  worship,  our  songs  will  attend. 
And  view  with  complacence  the  ofF'ring  we  bring. 

3.  Be  joyful,  ye  saints,  sustain'd  by  his  might. 

And  let  your  glad  songs  awake  with  each  mom : 
For  those  who  obey  him,  are  still  his  delight ; 
His  hand  with  salvation  the  meek  will  adorn, 

4.  Then  praise  ye  the  Lord  !  prepare  a  glad  song ; 

And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join: 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong. 
And  shew  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 


1. your  Creator  God, 
A  Yoiu*  great  Preserver,  raise, 

Ye  creatures  of  his  Kftnd, 
Your  highest  notes  of  praise. 

Let  ev'ry  voice 
Proclaim  his  pow'r. 
His  name  adore. 

And  loud  rejoice. 

2.  Thou  source  of  light  and  heat, 

Bright  sov'reign  of  the  day. 
Dispensing  blessings  round, 
With  all  diffusive  ray ; 

From,  mom  to  night, 
With  ev'ry  beam, 
Kecord  his  name, 

Wlio  made  thee  bright 


HYMN  9.  p.  M. 


A  5 


PRAISE  AND 

3.  Fair  regent  of  the  night, 

With  all  thy  starry  train^ 
Which  rise  in  silent  hosts, 
To  gild  the  azure  plain  5 

With  countless  rays 
Declare  his  name, 
Prolong  the  theme, 

Reflect  his  praise. 

4.  Let  all  the  creatures  join 

To  celebrate  his  name, 
And  all  their  various  pow'rs 
Assist  th'  exalted  theme. 

Let  nature  raise 
From  ev'ry  tongue 
A  gen'ral  song 

Of  grateful  praise. 

5.  But  oh  !  from  human  tongues 

Should  nobler  praises  flow  | 
And  ev'ry  tharikml  heart 
With  warm  devotion  glow. 

Your  voices  raise, 
Ye  highly  blest 
Above  the  rest ; 

Declare  his  praise. 

HYMN  10.  p.  M. 

1.  p  LORY  be  to  God  on  high, 

God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky ; 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiv'n, 
Man,  the  well-belov'd  of  heav'n. 
Glor}'  be  to  God  on  high, 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky. 

2.  Favour'd  mortals,  raise  the  song ; 
Endless  thanks  to  God  belong ; 
Hearts  o'ei'flowing  with  his  praise. 
Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raise  : 

Glory  be  &;c, 

3.  Call  the  tribes  of  beings  round, 
From  creation's  utmost  bound ; 
WTiere  the  Godhead  shines  confessed. 
There  be  solemn  praise  address'd; 

Glory  be 


THANKSGIVING. 

4.  Mark  the  wonders  of  his  hand  i 
Pow'r,  no  empu'e  can  withstand ; 
Wisdom,  angels'  glorious  theme ; 
Goodness,  one  eternal  stream  : 

Glory  be  &c. 

5.  Awful  being  !  from  thy  tlirone 
Send  thy  promis'd  blessings  down. 
Let  thy  light,  thy  truth,  thy  peace. 
Bid  our  raging  passions  cease : 

Glory  be  &c. 

HYMN  11.  s.  M. 

1.  /^OME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
^  And  hymns  of  glory  sing ! 
Jehovah  is  the  sov'reign  God, 

The  universal  King. 

2.  He  form 'd  the  deeps  unknown ; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound ; 
The  wat'ry  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And  all  the  solid  giwnd. 

3.  Come,  worship  at  his  throne  ; 

Gome,  bow  before  the  Lord. 
We  are  his  works  and  not  our  own ; 
He  form'd  us  by  his  word. 

4.  To  day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod ; 
Come,  like  die  people  of  his  choice^ 
And  own  your  gracious  God  I 

HYMN  13.  p.  M. 

Ip  TJOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 

Be  thy  glorious  name  ador'd. 
Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail : 
Hail,  celestial  Goodness,  hail, 

2.  Though  unworthy.  Lord,  thine  ear. 
Deign  our  humble  songs  to  hear. 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring, 
W^hen  around  thy  Arone  we  sing, 

3.  Thei'e  no  tongue  shall  silent  be  5 
All  shall  join  in  harmony ; 


PRAISE  AND 


That  through  heav'ns  capacious  round 
Pi*aise  to  thee  may  ever  sound. 
4.  Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail : 
Hail,  celestial  Goodness,  hail !  v 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 
Be  thy  glorious  name  ador'd. 

HYMN  18  p.  M. 

1.  T>EGIN,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay  j 
J-^  Let  each  enraptur'd  thought  obey, 

And  pi-aise  th'  almighty  name. 
Let  heav'n  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies. 
In  one  harmonious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  the  glorious  theme. 

2.  Ye  angels,  catch  the  joyful  sound, 
WTiile  all  th'  adoring  throngs  around 

His  wondrous  mercy  sing. 
Let  all  who  fill  the  realms  above, 
Awake  the  tuneful  soul  of  love, 

And  touch  the  sweetest  string. 

3.  Thou  heav'n  of  heav'ns,  his  vast  abode. 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker,  God ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  pow'r. 
Lo  !  on  the  lightning's  gleamy  wmg. 
In  triumph  rides  th'  eternal  King ; 

Th'  astonish'd  worlds  adore. 

4.  Ye  deeps,  whose  roaring  billows  rise 
To  join  the  thunders  of  the  skies, 

Praise  him  who  bids  you  roll. 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whisp'ring  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

5.  Wake,  all  ye  fe?\ther'd  throngs,  and  sing; 
Ye  cheerful  warblers  of  the  spring, 

Harmonious  anthems  raise 
To  him,  who  shap'd  your  finer  mould, 
Who  tipp'd  your  glitt'ring  wings  with  gold. 

And  tun 'd  your  voice  to  praise. 

6.  Let  man,  by  nobler  passions  sway'd. 
The  feeling  heart,  the  judging  head, 

In  heav'nly  praise  employ  ; 


THANKSGIVING. 

Spread  the  Creator's  name  around. 
Till  heav'ns  extended  arch  rebound 
The  gen'ral  burst  of  joy. 

HYMN  14-  c./M. 

1.  TNDULGENT  Father !  how  divine, 

J-  How  bright  thy  bounties  are  ! 
Through  nature's  ample  round  they  shi»e, 
Thy  goodness  to  declare. 

2.  But  in  the  nobler  work  of  grace. 

What  sweeter  mercy  smiles 
In  my  benign  Redeemer's  face. 

And  ev'ry  fear  beguiles  ! 
S.  Such  wonders,  Lord,  while  I  survey, 

To  thee  my  thanks  shall  rise, 
When  morning  ushers  in  the  day. 

Or  ev'ning  veils  the  skies. 

4.  When  glimm'ring  life  resigns  its  flame. 

Thy  praise  shall  tune  my  breath. 
The  sweet  remembrance  of  thy  name 
Shall  gild  the  shades  of  death. 

5.  But,  oh  !  how  blest  my  song  shall  rise, 

When  free'd  from  feeble  clay. 
And  all  thy  glories  meet  mine  eyes 
In  one  eternal  day. 

6.  Not  seraphs,  who  surround  thy  name 

Through  yon  ethereal  plains, 
Shall  glow  with  a  diviner  flame, 
Or  raise  sublimer  strains. 

HYMN  15  p.  M. 

1.  p  LORY  be  to  God  on  high, 

God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky  ! 
Lift  your  voice,  ye  people  all. 
Praise  the  God,  on  whom  ye  call. 

2.  God,  his  sov'reign  sway  maintains ; 
King  o'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 
All  to  him  lift  up  their  eye ; 

He  does  ev'ry  want  supply. 

3.  Sons  of  earth,  the  triumph  join, 
Praise  him  with  tlie  host  divine. 


PRAISE  AND 
Emulate  tlie  heav'nly  pow'rs ; 
Their  all-gracious  God  is  ours. 

4.  Happy,  who  his  laws  obey  ! 
Them  he  rules  with  mildest  sway. 
Pure  and  holy  hearts  alone 

He  hath  chosen  for  his  own. 

5.  Him,  whose  joy  is  to  restore, 
Him  let  all  our  hearts  adore ; 
Earth  and  heav'n  repeat  the  cry. 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high ! 

HYMN  16  L.  M. 

i.  TTIGH  in  the  heav'ns,  eternal  God  ! 
Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines. 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  ev'iy  cloud. 
That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 
^.  For  er\'er  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  theii-  foundations  keep. 
-    Wise  Sive  the  wonders  of  thy  hands ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3.  Tliy  providence  is  kind  and  large ; 

Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  share ; 
The  whole  creation  is  thy  charge ; 
But  saints  are  thy  peculiar  care, 

4.  My  God  I  how  excellent  thy  grace, 

Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs 
The  sons  of  Adam  in  disti'ess, 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

5.  From  the  provisions  of  thy  house. 

We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast, 
There  mercy  like  a  river  flows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 

6.  Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 

Springs  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  in  his  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promis'd  in  his  word. 

HYMN  17.  c  M. 

1.  T  ONG  as  I  live,  Pll  bless  thy  naiae^ 
G  od  of  eternjil  love  I 


THANKSGIVING.  l^ 
My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same. 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

2.  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  pow'r  unknown. 

And  let  his  praise  be  great : 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne, 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3.  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue. 

And  while  my  lips  rejoice. 
The  men  that  hear  my  sacred  song 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4.  Fathers  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name, 

And  children  learn  thy  ways ; 
Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim. 
And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 

5.  Thy  glorious  deeds  of  ancient  date, 

Shall  through  the  world  be  knoM  n  : 
Thine  arm  of  pow'r,  thy  heav'nly  state, 

With  public  splendoiu*  shown. 
6. 1'he  world  is  manag'd  by  thy  hands, 

Thy  saints  are  rul'd  by  love ; 
And  tliine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 

Tho'  rocks  and  hills  remove. 

HYMN  18  p.  M. 

1.  "VrE  works  of  God  !  on  him  alone, 

A  His  footstool  earth,  high  heav'n  his  throne, 
/  Be  all  your  praise  be  stow 'd. 
His  hand  the  beauteous  fabric  made, 
His  eye  the  finish 'd  work  survey 'd, 
And  saw  that  all  was  good, 

2.  Ye  sons  of  men  !  his  praise  display, 
Who  stamp 'd  his  image  on  yoiu*  clay, 

And  gave  it  pow'r  to  move. 
Where'er  ye  go,  where'er  ye  dwell, 
From  age  to  age  successive  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3.  Ye  spirits  of  the  jus't  and  good  ! 
Who,  panting  for  tliat  blest  abode, 

To  heav'ns"  bright  mansions  soar : 
O  let  your  songs  his  praise  display, 


PRAISE  AND 
Till  nature's  self  shall  waste  away, 
And  time  shall  be  no  moi^. 
4.  Praise  him,  ye  meek  and  humble  train 
Who  shall  those  heav'nly  joys  obtain, 

Prepar'd  for  souls  sincere. 
Now  praise  him  till  you  take  yoiu'  way 
To  regions  of  eternsJ  day, 
To  dwell  for  ever  there. 

HYMN  19.  p.  M. 

1.  "\/rY  soul,  praise  the  Lord, 
■^■^  Speak  good  of  his  name  I 
His  mercies  record, 

His  bounties  proclaim. 
To  God,  their  Creator, 

Let  all  creatures  raise 
The  song  of  thanksgiving. 

The  chorus  of  praise ! 

2.  Though,  hid  from  man's  sight, 

God  sits  on  his  throne, 
Yet  here  by  his  w^orks 

Their  Author  is  known. 
The  world  shines  a  mirror. 

Its  Maker  to  show ; 
And  heav'n  views  its  image 

Reflected  belojv. 

3.  By  knowledge  supreme. 

By  wisdom  divine, 
God  governs  this  earth 

With  gmcious  design. 
O'er  beast,  bird,  and  msect. 

His  providence  reigns. 
Whose  will  first  created. 

Whose  love  still  sustains. 

4.  And  man,  his  last  work. 

With  reason  endu'd, 
"yVho,  falling  through  sin. 

By  grace  is  renew 'd :— • 
To  God,  his  Creator, 

Let  man  ever  raise 
The  song  of  thanksgiving, 

The  chorus  of  praise  ! 


THANKSGIVING. 


13 


HYMN  20^  p.  M. 


1.  'T^HOU  pow'r  supreme,  by  whose  command  we  live ! 

The  grateful  tribute  of  our  praise  receive : 
To  thy  indulgence  we  our  being  owe, 
And  all  the  joys  which  from  that  being  flow, 

2.  Thy  skill  our  elemental  clay  refin'd, 
And  all  its  various  parts  in  order  join'd : 
With  perfect  symmetry  compos'd  the  whole. 
And  stamp 'd  thy  sacred  image  on  the  soul : 

3.  A  soul,  susceptible  of  endless  joy, 

Whose  frame  nor  force,  nor  tune  shall  e'er  destroy  5 
-'Which  shall  survive,  though  nature  claim  our  breath. 
And  bid  defiance  to  the  darts  of  death. 

4.  How  shall  our  hearts  their  grateful  sense  reveal. 
When  all  the  energy  of  words  must  fail  ? 

.   O  may  its  influence  in  our  lives  appear, 
f   And  ev'ry  action  prove  our  thanks  sincere. 


1.  IVf  Y  Maker  and  my  King  ! 
-^'A  Xo  thee  my  all  I  owe. 

Thy  sov'reign  bounty  is  the  spring, 
From  whence  my  blessings  flow, 

2.  Thou  ever  good  and  kind  ! 

A  thousand  reasons  move, 
A  thousand  obligations  bind 
My  heart  to  grateful  love. 

3.  The  creature  of  thy  hand. 

On  thee  alone  I  live. 
My  God,  thy  benefits  demand  . 
More  praise  than  tongue  can  give, 

4.  O  what  can  I  impart, 

When  all  was  thine  before  ? 
Thy  love  demands  a  thankful  heart  1 
The  gift,  alas !  how  poor ! 

5.  Shall  I  withhold  thy  due  ? 

And  shall  my  passions  rove  ? 
Lord,  make  me  to  thy  service  true. 
And  fill  me  with  thy  love. 


HYMN  21.  s.  M. 


B* 


PRAISE  AND 
6.  O  let  thy  grace  inspire 

My  soul  "vv  ith  strengtli  divine  ; 
Let  all  my  pow'rs  to  thee  aspii'e. 
And  all  mv  days  be  thine. 

HYMN  22  s.  M. 

1.  f\  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 

Let  all  >*  itliin  me  join, 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
\Miose  favours  are  divine. 

2.  O  bless  the  Lord,  ray  soul ! 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3.  'Tis  he  foi'gives  thy  sins ; 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain ; 
'Tis  he  tliat  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  gives  thee  strength  again, 

4.  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love. 

When  rescu'd  from  the  grave  ; 
He,  that  redeemed  o\u'  souls  from  deatli. 
Hath  boundless  pow'r  to  save. 

5.  He  fills  the  poor  with  good ; 

He  gives  the  suff 'rers  rest. 
The  Lord  hatli  justice  for  the  proud, 
And  mercy  for  th'  oppressed. 

6.  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known ; 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

HYMN  23.  L.  M. 

GREAT  source  of  life  our  souls  confess 
T'he  various  riches  of  thy  grae^  ; 
Crown'd  with  thy  mercy,  we  rejoice, 
And  in  thy  pniise  exalt  our  \oic<^ 
By  thee  the  \'aidt  of  heav'n  was  spread : 
By  thee  the  earth's  foundations  laid ; 
And  all  tlie  scenes  of  man's  abode 
Pro^hiira  a  wise  ajid  gracious  God. 


THANKSGIAING. 

3.  Thy  quick'ning  hand  restores  oar  breath. 
When  trembling  on  the  verge  of  death : 
Gently  it  wipes  away  our  teai'S, 

And  lengthens  life  to  future  years. 

4.  Our  lives  are  sacred  to  the  Lord, 
Kindled  by  him,  by  him  restor'd ; 
And,  while  our  hours  renew  their  race, 
May  sin  no  more  these  houi^s  disgrace  ! 

5.  So  when,  at  length,  by  thee  we're  led 
Through  unknown  regions  of  the  dead. 
With  hope  triumphant  may  we  move 
To  scenes  of  nobler  life  above. 

HYMN  24.  L.  M. 

1.  TN  glad  amazement,  Lord,  I  stand. 

Amidst  the  bounties  of  thy  hand. 
^How  numberless  those  bounties  ai'e  f 
How  rich,  how  various,  and  how  fair ! 

2.  But  O !  what  poor  returns  I  make  ! 
What  lifeless  thanks  I  pay  thee  back ! 
Lord !  I  confess  with  hmuble  shame. 
My  offerings  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

3.  Fain  would  my  lab'rmg  heart  devise 
To  bring  some  nobler  sacrifice. 

It  sinks  beneath  the  mighty  load : 
What  shall  I  render  to  my  God  ? 

4.  To  him  I  consecrate  my  praise, 
And  vow  the  remnant  of  my  days. 
Yet,  what,  at  best,  can  I  pretend, 
W^oi-tliy  such  gifts  from  such  a  friend  ? 

5»  In  deep  abasement,  Lord,  I  see. 
My  emptyness  and  poverty. 
Enrich  my  soul  with  grace  divine, 
And  make  me  worthier  to  be  thine, 

6.  Give  me  at  length  an  angel's  tongue, 
That  heaV'n  may  echo  with  my  song. 
The  theme  too  great  for  time  shall  be 
The  joy  of  long  eternity. 


PRAISE  AND 
HYMN  25.  s.  M. 


Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  tlie  heav'ns  they  shine, 

2.  When  to  thy  works  above 

I  raise  my  wond'ring  eyes. 
And  see  the  moon  thy  hands  have  formM 
In  all  her  splendour  rise : 

3.  When  I  sui'vey  the  stars, 

That  fill  the  vaulted  sky  ;■— 
Lord,  what  is  man,  that  he  should  stand 
In  thy  regard  so  high  ? 

4.  Or  what  the  son  of  man. 

That  he  should  be  thy  care, 
And  in  the  bounties  of  thy  grape 
Possess  so  large  a  share  ? 

5.  Tho'  offspring  of  the  dust, 

(How  vast  the  debt  we  owe  !) 
Next  to  thine  angels  are  we  placed. 
And  Lords  of  all  below. 

6.  Appointed  for  our  use, 

The  subject  beasts  obey. 
And  birds  that  cut  the  air  with  wings, 
And  fish  that  cleave  tlie  sea. 

7.  How  rich  thy  favours  are  ! 

How  wondrous  are  thy  ways  ! 
Of  dust  and  worms  thy  pow'r  can  frame, 
A  monument  of  praise. 

HYMN  26.  C  M. 

1.  A  LMIGHTY  Father !  Gracious  Lord 

Kind  Guardian  of  my  da,ys ! 
Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record 
In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2.  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care, 
Long  ere  I  could  pronounce  thy  name. 
Or  breathe  the  infant  pray'r. 

3.  When  reason  with  my  stature  erew. 

How  weak  her  brightest  ray  f 


THANKSGIVING. 
How  little  of  my  God  I  knew  ! 
How  apt  from  thee  to  stray  ! 

4.  Around  my  path  what  dangers  rose  ! 

What  snares  o'erspread  my  road  I 
No  pow'r  could  guard  me  from  my  foes. 
But  my  Preserver,  God. 

5.  When  life  hung  trembling  on  a  breath, 

'Twas  thy  unceasing  love 
That  sav'd  me  from  impending  death. 
And  bade  my  fears  remove. 

6.  Lord,  though  this  mortal  frame  decays. 

And  earthly  comfort  flies ; 
Complete  the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 
And  raise  me  to  the  skies. 

7.  Then  shall  my  joyful  pow'rs  unite 

In  more  exalted  lays, 
yAnd  join  the  happy  sons  of  light 
*     In  everlasting  praise. 

HYMN  27.  c.  M. 

V  "V/fY  God,  what  blessings  round  me  shone. 
Where'er  I  turn'd  mine  eye  ! 
How  many  pass'd  almost  unknown, 
Or  unregarded  by ! 

2.  Each  rolling  year  new  favours  brought 

From  thy  exhaustless  store. 
But,  ah  !  in  vain  my  lab 'ring  thought 
Would  count  thy  mercies  o'er : 

3.  While  sweet  reflection,  thro'  my  days. 

Thy  bounteous  hand  would  trace ; 
Still  dearer  blessings  claim  my  praise. 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

4.  Yes,  I  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord  ! 

For  favours  more  divine ; 
That  I  have  known  thy  sacred  word. 
Where  all  thy  glories  shine. 

5.  My  highest  praise,  alas,  how  poor 

How  cold  my  warmest  love  ! 
My  Father !  teach  me  to  adore 
As  angels  do  above. 
B  3 


PRAISE  AND  THANKSGIVING. 
HYMN  28  c.  M. 

1.  XjrrHEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God ! 

My  rising  soul  surveys: 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2.  O  how  shall  words  with  equal  warmth 

The  gratitude  declare. 
That  glows  within  my  ravish 'd  heart ! 
But  thou  canst  read  it  there. 

3.  Thy  providence  my  life  sustain'd. 

And  all  my  wants  redressed. 
When  in  the  silent  womh  I  lay 
Or  hung  upon  the  breast. 

4.  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear, 
Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learet 
To  form  themselves  m  pray'r. 

5.  Unnumber'd  comforts  on  my  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestov/'d 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceiv'd 
From  whom  those  comforts  fiow'd. 

6.  When  in  the  slipp'ry  paths  of  youth, 

W^ith  heedless  steps,  I  ran ; 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  convey'd  me  safe. 
And  led  me  up  to  man, 

7.  Through  hidden  dangers,  toils  and  deaths, 

It  gently  clear'd  my  way ; 
And  tlu'ough  the  pleasing  snares  of  vice, 
More  to  be  fear'd  than  they. 

8.  When  worn  with  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 

With  health  renew 'd  my  face ; 
And,  when  in  sins  and  sorrows  sunk, 
Reviv'd  my  soul  with  grace, 

9.  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  bliss, 

Hath  made  my  cup  run  o'er, 
And  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend 
Hath  doubled  all  my  store. 
1.0.  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifu 
Mj  daily  thanks  employ ; 


CHARACTER  AND  PERFECTIONS  &c. 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart 
Which  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

11.  Through  ev'ry  period  of  my  life 
Thy  goodness  I'll  pursue ; 

And,  after  death,  in  distant  worlds. 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

12.  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 

Divide  thy  works  no  more ; 
My  ever  grateful  heart,  O  Lord  ! 
Thy  mercy  shall  adore. 

ISrThrousjh  all  eternity  to  thee 
A  joyful  song  I'll  raise 
But  oh !  eternity's  too  short 
To  utter  all  thy  praise  ! 


II. 

CHARACTER  &  PERFECTIONS, 
OF  GOD. 

HYMN  29.  L  M. 

God  incomprehensible. 

1.  RE  AT  God,  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 
Attempts  to  look  thy  nature  through. 

Our  lab 'ring  pow'rs  with  rev'rence  own, 
Thy  glories  never  can  be  known. 

2.  Not  the  high  seraph's  mighty  thouglit, 
Who  countless  years  his  God  has  sought. 
Such  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  find. 
Or  fully  tmce  thy  boundless  mind, 

3-  Yet,  Lord,  thy  kindness  deigns  to  show 
Enough  for  mortal  men  to  know 
Wliile  wisdom,  goodness,  pow'r  divine 
Thro'  all  thy  works  and  conduct  shine, 

4.  O !  May  our  souls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  nature  and  of  grace. 
Explore  thy  sacred  truth,  and  still 
Press  on  to  know  ai^d  do  thy  will  ? 


CHARACTER  AND 


HYMN  §0  L.  M. 

TJie  Majesty  of  God, 

1.  weak  inhabitants  of  clay. 
Ye  trifling  insects  of  a  day, 

Low  in  your  native  dust  bow  down  ^ 
Before  th'  Eternal's  awful  throne. 

2.  Let  Lebanon  her  Cedar's  bring. 
To  blaze  before  the  sov'reign  king  ; 
And  all  the  beasts  that  on  it  feed, 
As  victims  at  its  altar  bleed. 

3.  Loud  let  ten  thousand  trumpets  sound. 
And  call  remotest  nations  round. 
Assembled  on  the  crow  ded  plains, 
Princes  and  people,  kings  and  swains. 

4.  Join'd  with  the  living,  let  the  dead. 
Rising,  the  face  of  eailh  o'erspread ; 
And,  while  his  praise  unites  their  tongueSj 
Let  angels  echo  back  the  songs. 

6.  The  drop  that  from  the  bucket  falls. 
The  dust  that  hangs  upon  the  scales. 
Is  more  to  sky  and  earth,  and  sea, 
Than  all  this  pomp,  great  God  \  to  thee. 

HYMN  81  L.  M. 

LVE  sons  of  men  in  sacred  lays. 

Attempt  the  great  Creator^s  praise : 
But  who  an  equal  song  can  frame  ? 
What  verse  can  reach  the  lofty  theme  ? 

2.  He  sits  enthron'd  amidst  the  spheres. 
And  glory  like  a  garment  wears ; 

While  boundless. wisdom,  pow'r  and  grace. 
Command  our  awe,  transcend  our  praise. 

3.  Before  his  throne  a  shining  band 
Of  Cherubs  and  of  seraphs  stand  ; 
Ethereal  spirits,  who  in  flight 
Outstrip  the  rapid  speed  of  light. 

4.  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth, 

He  fonn'd  this  pond'rous  globe  of  earth. 
He  rais'd  the  glorious  arch  on  high, 
\m\  measui^'d  out  the  azure  sky. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

p.  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designs. 
Omnipotence  with  wisdom  shines. 
His  works,  tlirougli  all  this  wondrous  frame^ 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 

6.  Rais'd  on  devotion's  lofty  wing. 
Let  us  his  high  perfections  sing : 
O  let  his  praise  employ  our  tongue, 
Whilst  list'ning  worlds  applaud  the  song-f 

HYMN  82.  c.  M. 

God  eternal  and  unchangeable, 

1.  /^REAT  God,  how  infinite  art  thou ! 
^J*  How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow. 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2.  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

/Ere  earth  or  heav'n  was  made  5 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

0.  Nature  and  time  all  open  lie 

To  thine  immense  survey. 
From  the  formation  of  the  sky. 
To  tlie  last  awful  day. 

4.  Eternity,  with  all  its  yeai's, 

Stands  present  to  tliy  view. 
To  thee  there's  nothing  old  appeal's  5 
Great  God  !  tliere's  nothing  new. 

5.  Our  lives  thro'  various  scenes  are  drawn. 

And  vex'd  with  triflittig  cares ; 
While  thine  etei'nal  thought  moves  oji 
Thine  undisturh'd  affairs. 

6.  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou ! 

How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

HYMN  §8.  L.  M. 

1.  A  LL-POW'RFUL,  self-existent  God, 

Who  all  creation  dost  sustain  ! 
Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come  5 
And  everlasting  is  thy  reign. 


CHARACTER  AND 

2.  Fix*d  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 
Each  glorious  attribute  divine, 
Thro'  ages  infinite,  shall  still 
With  undiminish'd  lustre  shine. 
S.  Fountain  of  being,  source  of  good ! 
Immutable  dost  thou  remain ; 
Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Obscure  the  glories  of  thy  reign. 

4.  Nature  her  order  shall  reverse. 

Revolving  seasons  cease  their  round ; 
Nor  spring  appear  witli  blooming  pride. 
Nor  autumn  be  with  plenty  crown'd: 

5.  Yon  shining  orbs  forget  theu'  coui'se ; 

The  sun  Iiis  destin'd  patli  forsake ; 
And  burning  desolation  mark 

Anxid  the  world  his  wand'ring  track : 

6.  Earth  may  with  all  her  pow'rs  dissolve. 

If  such  the  gi'eat  Creator's  will : 
But  thou  for  ever  ait  the  same. 
"I  am"  is  thy  memorial  still. 

HYMN  §4  L.  M. 

God  almighty. 

1.  IVE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 

Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  powV  j 
Ascribe  due  honours  to  his  name. 
And  his  eternal  might  adore. 

2.  The  Lord  proclaims  his  pow'r  aloud. 

O'er  the  vast  ocean  and  the  land ; 
His  voice  divides  the  wat'ry  cloud. 
And  lightnings  blaze  at  his  command. 

3.  He  speaks,  and  howling  tempests  rise, 

And  lay  the  forrcst  bear  aroimd ; 
The  fiercest  beasts,  with  piteous  cries, 
;     Confess  the  terror  of  the  sound. 
4b  His  thunders  rend  the  vaulted  skies, 
And  palaces  and  temples  shake. 
The  mountains  tremble  at  the  noise, 
The  valleys  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 
5.  The  Lord  sits  sov'reign  o'er  the  flood ; 
Tkp  Thund'rer  reigns  for  ever  King ; 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 


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But  makes  his  church  his  blest  abode. 

Where  we  his  awful  glories  sing. 
6.  We  see  no  ten'ors  in  his  name, 

But  in  our  God,  a  Father  find. 
The  voice,  that  shakes  all  nature's  frame. 

Speaks  comfort  to  the  pious  mind. 

HYMN  S5.  c.  M. 

1.  A  LMIGHTY  God,  thy  pow'rful  word 

From  nothing  all  things  brought ; 
Earth,  seas,  and  skies,  by  thee  their  Lord,  ^ 
With  skill  divine  were  wrought. 

2.  Thy  pleasure  heav'nly  hosts  fulfil ; 

For  thee  each  planet  rolls ; 
Earth,  sun,  and  stars  perform  thy  will ; 
Thy  nod  the  world  controls* 

3.  Thou  over  all  art  Lord  supreme  ; 

All  else  from  thee  derive. 
Ko  being  can  dispute  thy  claim. 
Or  independent  live. 

4.  To  thee,  our  Lord,  we  therefore  bow ; 

To  thee,  our  all  resign. 
Entire  to  thee  ourselves  we  vow. 
For  we  are  wholly  thine. 

HYMN  g6  CM. 

1.  'nnWAS  God  who  hurl'd  the  rolling  spheres, 

A   And  stretch'd  the  boundless  skies  ; 
Who  form'd  the  plan  of  endless  years. 
And  bade  the  ages  rise. 

2.  From  everlasting  is  his  might, 

Immense  and  unconfin'd  ; 
He  pierces  through  the  realms  of  light, 
And  rides  upon  the  wind. 

3.  He  darts  along  the  burning  skies  ; 

Loud  thunders  round  him  roar  ; 
All  heav'n  attends  him,  as  he  flies ; 
All  hell  proclaims  his  pow'r. 

4.  He  scatters  nations  with  his  breath ; 

The  scatter'd  nations  fly ; 


24  CHARACTER  AND 

Blue  pestilence  and  wasting  death 
Confess  the  Godhead  nigh. 
5.  Ye  worlds,  with  ev'ry  living  thing. 
Fulfil  his  high  command ; 
Moitals,  pay  homage  to  your  King, 
And  own  his  ruling  hand. 

HYMN  87.  L.  M. 

God  omnipresent  and  omniscient. 

1.  T  ORD,  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  me  throng 
-Li  Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view. 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours. 

My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  pow'rs. 

2.  Could  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove. 
To  quit  thy  service  and  thy  love ; 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun. 
Or  from  thy  di'eadful  glory  run  ? 

3.  If,  mounted  on  a  morning  ray, 
I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea ; 

Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  tliere  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

4.  Or  should  I  tvj  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneatli  the  spreading  veil  of  night : 
One  glance  ofthine,  one  piercing  ray 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 

5.  The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguise. 

No  screen  from  thy  all-searching  eyes. 
Thy  hand  can  seize  thy  foes  as  soon 
Through  midnight  shades,  as  blazing  noon^ 
5, 0  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast. 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest  \ 
Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 

HYMN  S8.  c.  M. 

1 .  T  ORD,  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee  i 
-Li  In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence,  or  to  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 
%  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 
Jjfy  rising  and  my  rest, 


ratil^ECTlOJ^S  OF  (iOD. 
My  public  walks,  my  private  Avay3, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast, 
d.  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  thee,  Lordj 
Before  tliey're  form'd  within ; 
And  ere  my  lips  projiounce  the  word. 
Thou  know'st  the  sense  I  mean. 

4.  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high ! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  p 
Within  thy  circling  arms  I  lie, 
Beset  on  ev'ry  side. 

5.  So  let  thy  grace  siuround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  i^rove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  ev'ry  ill, 
Secur'd  by  sovereign  love, 

HYMN  89.  s.  M. 

J.  li/f  Y  heart  and  ways,  O  God  I 

By  thee  are  search 'd  and  seen ; 
My  outward  acts  thine  eye  observes. 
My  secret  thoughts  within. 
2,  No  spot  the  realms  of  space. 

Whence  thou  art  absent,  know. 
In  heav'n  thou  reign'st  a  glorious  King, 
A  righteous  Judge  below. 
S.  Lord  !  if  within  my  heai't 

Thou  aught  should *st  disapprove  .* 
The  secret  evil  bring  to  light, 
And  by  thy  g)^ace  remove, 
i.  If  e'er  I've  been  perverse 
Or  foolish  in  thy  view : 
Recall  my  steps  to  thy  commands. 
And  form  my  life  anew. 

HYMN  40.  c.  M. 

1.  nnO  thee,  my  God  !  my  days  are  known 

-■-  My  soul  enjoyg  the  thought. 
IMy  actions  all  before  thee  lie. 
Nor  are  my  wants  forgot. 

2.  Each  secret  wish  devotion  breathe5* 

fs  vocal  to  thine  ear : 


CHARACTER  AND 

AvA  all  my  walks  of  daily  life  ' 
Before  ^ine  eye  appear. 

3.  The  vacant  hour,  the  active  scene, 

Thy  mercy  shall  appro va; 
And  ev'ry  pang  of  sympathy, 
And  ev'ry  cai'^  of  love. 

4.  Each  golden  hour  of  beaming  light 

Is  gilded  by  thy  rays ; 
And  daik  affliction's  midnight  gloom 
A  present  God  sm'veys. 

5.  Full  in  thy  vieAV  diro'  life  I  pass, 

And  in  thy  view  I  die. 
Lord !  when  all  mortal  bonds  shall  break,. 
May  I  still  find  thee  nigh  ! 

HYMN  41.  c.  M. 

God^s  Wisdom, 
i  .  OONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
To  my  almighty  God  : 
He  hath  my  li^ait,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 
2.  How  great  the  works  his  hand  hatli  wrought 
How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men  in  ev'ry  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

iJ.  How  most  exact  is  nature's  frame  * 
How  wise  til'  eternal  mind  ! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme^ 
That  his  first  tiioughts  design'd. 

4.  When  he  redeem'd  the  sons  of  men. 

He  fix'd  his  cov'nant  sure : 
The  orders,  that  his  lips  pronounce^ 

To  endless  years  endure. 
>.  Nature,  and  time,  and  earth,  and  skies. 

Thy  heav'nly  skill  proclaim. 
\\Tiat  shall  we  do  to  m§.ke  us  wise. 

But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 

5,  To  fear  thy  pow'r,  to  trust  thy  grace. 

Is  our  divinest  skill ; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  om*  race, 
Who  best  obeys  tliy  will. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

HYMN  42.  0.  M. 

J,  XTTHEN  I  with  curious  eves  survey 
'  »    My  complicated  frame, 
I  read  on  ev'ry  part  inscrib'd 
My  great  Creator's  name. 

2.  With  nicest  art,  in  secret,  God 

Did  ev'ry  member  write ; 
And,  when  the  model  was  complete^ 
My  eyes  beheld  the  light. 

3.  He  bade  the  purple  flood  of  life 

In  circling  streams  to  flow ; 
And  sent  the  genial  heat  around 
Through  ev'iy  part  to  glow. 

4.  Why  was  my  body  form'd  erect. 

Whilst  brutes  bow  down  to  earth  ? 
33iit  that  my  soul  should  letu-n  to  know^ 
And  claim  it's  nobler  bu'tli. 

5.  Author  of  life  !  my  tongue  shall  sing 

The  wonders  of  my  Irame. 
Long  as  I  breathe,  and  think  and  speak. 
I'll  praise  thy  glorious  name. 

HYMN  4S  c.  M. 

God  hohj  mid  ju^t. 

1.  TTOLY  and  rev'rend  is  the  name 
J^A  Of  oiu'  eternal  King. 
Thrice  holy.  Lord  !  the  angels  cry 

Thrice  holy,  let  us  sing. 

2.  Holy  is  he  in  all  his  works, 

And  saints  are  liis  delight ; 
But  sinners  and  their  wicked  ways 
Are  hateful  in  liis  sight. 

3.  The  deepest  rev'rence,  homage,  love. 

Pay,  O  my  soul,  to  God  ; 
Lift  with  thy  hands  a  holy  heart 
To  his  sublime  abode. 

4.  Thou,  righteous  God  :  preserve  niiiid 

From  all  pollution  free ; 
Thine  image  form  witliin  my  hi^^y 
That  I  thy  face  may  ^ee.     ^  '  ' 


CHARACTER  AND 


HYMN  44  c.  M. 

1.  rZJ-OD  is  a  spirit,  just  and  wise  5 

He  sees  our  inmost  mind. 
In  vain  to  heav'n  ^ve  raise  our  cries. 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2.  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

"With  honoiu*  can  appear. 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3.  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies. 

Their  bended  knees  the  ground  j 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4.  Lord !  search  my  thouglits,  and  try  my  way 

And  make  my  soul  sincere : 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

HYMN  45.  L.  M. 

1.  T>RAISE  ye  the  Lord !  'tis  good  to  raise 
A  Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise : 
His  nature  and  liis  works  invite 

To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 

2.  He  loves  the  meek,  rewards  the  just. 
Humbles  the  wicked  in  the  dust. 
Melts  and  subdues  the  stubborn  son\ 
And  makes  the  broken  spirit  whole. 

3.  His  saints  are  precious  in  his  sight ; 
He  views  his  children  with  delight ; 

He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  feai\ 
Approves  and  loves  his  image  there. 

HYMN  46.  c.  M. 

1.  TX7ITH  eye  impaitial,  heav'ns  high  King 

Surveys  each  human  ti'ibe ; 
No  earthly  pomp  his  eyes  can  charm. 
Nor  wealth  his  favour  bribe. 

2,  The  rich  and  poor,  of  equal  clay, 

His  pow'rful  hand  did  fi^me  i 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 
All  souls  are  his,  and  him  alike 
Their  common  Parent  claim. 
2,  Ye  sons  of  men  of  high  degi'ee, 
Ycur  ^reat  Superior  own ; 
Praise  him  for  all  his  gifts,  and  pay 
Your  homage  at  his  throne. 

4.  Trust  in  the  Lord,  ye  humble  poor. 

And  banish  ev'ry  fear  : 
The  God  you  serve  will  ne'er  forsake 
The  man  of  heart  sincere. 

HYMN  47.  L.  M. 

1.  V\7HAT  eyes  like  thine,  eternal  Sire, 

Through  sin's  obscurest  depths  inquire 
What  judge,  like  thee,  on  virtue's  foes 
The  needful  vengeance  can  impose  ? 

2.  >The  meek  observer  of  thy  laws 
To  thee  commits  his  injur 'd  cause : 
In  tliee  each  anxious  fear  resign'd, 
The  fatherless  a  father  find. 

5.  Thine  is  the  throne ;  beneath  thy  reign. 
Immortal  King,  the  tribes  profane. 
Behold  their  dreams  of  conquest  o'er, 
And  vanish  to  be'seen  no  more. 

4.  'Tis  thine  the  orphan's  cheek  to  dry^ 
The  guiltless  suff 'rer's  cause  to  try, 
To  rein  each  earth-born  tyrant's  will. 
And  bid  the  sons  of  pride  be  still, 

HYMN  48-  L.  M. 

1.  npHOU  suit'st,  O  Lord,  thy  righteous  ways 

To  various  paths  of  human  kind : 
They,  who  for  mercy  merit  praise, 
With  thee  shall  wondrous  mercy  find. 

2.  Such,  as  perversely  choose  to  go. 

Shall  meet  with  due  returns  from  thee : 
Thou  to  the  just  wilt  justice  show ; 
The  pure  thy  pvirity  shall  see. 

3.  For  seeds  are  sown  of  glorious  light, 

A  future  harvest  for  Sie  just ; 
C  2 


CHARACTER  AND 

And  gladness  for  the  heart  that's  right, 
To  recompence  its  pious  trust- 
4,  Rejoice,  ye  righteous  in  the  Lord ; 
5lemorials  of  his  holiness 

peep  in  vour  faithful  breasts  recoil, 
Aiid  with  your  thankful  tongues  confess, 

HYMN  49.  L.  .V. 

1.  npiIE  heart,  dejected,  sighs  to  know, 
J-  Why  vice  triumphant  reigns  Ijelow ; 

WTiy  saints  have  fall'n  in  er'ry  age. 

The  victims  of  tyrannic  I'age. 
£.  Fast  roll  successive  years  away ; 

Fast  hastens  on  th*  important  day. 

When  to  th'  astonish'd  world's  surprise, 

God's  high  tribunal  shall  arise. 

3.  Hark,  *tis  the  trumpet's  piercing  sound ; 
The  rising  dead  assemble  roimd ; 

In  close  procession,  see,  they  come. 
Each  to  receive  his  final  doom. 

4.  Lo  !  there,  a  vile,  degen'rate  race  ; 
Pale  terror  sits  on  ev'r>'  face : 
Here,  on  Ehe  right,  a  joyful  band. 
The  sons  of  sim'riDg  \-irtue  stand. 

5.  The  sentence  pass'd,  lo  !  these  prise 
To  bliss  and  glory  in  the  skies : 

WTiile  tliose,  who  once  stood  high  in  fame 
Sink  to  contempt,  remorse,  and  shame. 

6.  Thus  shall  God's  government  appear 
Without  a  shade,  divinely  fair ; 

And  blushing  doubts,  with  joy,  confess, 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  righteousness. 

HYMN  50  p. 

God  faithful. 
\.  nnHE  promises  I  sing, 

\Miich  love  supreme  hath  spoke  j 
Nor  will  th'  eternal  King 
His  vo;xls  of  grace  revoke. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

They  stand  secure 
Arid  steadfast  still ; 
Not  Sion's  hill 
Abides  so  sure. 
^.  The  mountains  melt  away. 

When  once  the  Judge  appears ; 
And  sun  and  moon  decay, 
That  measure  mortal  years : 
But  still  the  same. 
In  radiant  lines, 
His  promise  shines 
Through  all  the  flame. 
3,  Their  harmony  shall  sound 
Thro'  my  attentive  ears, 
W|ien  thunders  cleave  the  ground. 
And  dissipate  the  spheres, 
^  Midst  all  the  shock 

Of  that  dread  scene, 
I'll  stand  serene. 
Thy  word  my  rock. 

HYMN  51  c.  M. 

God  benevolent  and  merdfuL 

1.  nnHY  ceaseless,  unexhausted  love, 

Unmerited  and  free, 
Delights  our  evil  to  remove, 
And  help  our  miseiy. 

2.  Thou  waitest  to  be  gracious  still ; 

Thou  dost  with  sinners  bear; 
That,  sav'd,  we  may  thy  goodness  feel, 
And  all  thy  gi-ace  declare. 

3.  Thy  goodness  and  thy  truth,  to  me. 

To  ev'ry  soul  abound ; 
A  vast,  unfathomable  sea, 
Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drownM. 

4.  Its  streams  the  whole  creation  reach. 

So  plenteous  is  the  store ; 
Enough  for  all,  enough  for  each. 
Enough  for  evermore. 

5.  Faitliful,  O  Lord,  thy  mercies  are; 

A  rock,  which  cannot  raovQ ; 


CHARACTER  AND 

A  thousand  promises  declare 

Thy  constancy  of  love. 
6.  Throughout  the  universe  it  reigns, 

Unalterably  sure ; 
And  while  the  truth  of  God  remains, 

His  goodness  must  endure. 

HYMN  52.  p.  M. 

1.  TV/TY  God,  thy  boundless  love  I  praise ; 

How  bright  on  high  its  glories  blaze  ! 

How  sweetly  bloom  below  ! 
It  streams  from  thy  eternal  throne ; 
Through  heav'n  its  joys  for  ever  run, 

And  o'er  the  earth  they  flow. 

2.  'Tis  love  that  paints  the  purple  morn. 
And  bids  the  clouds  in  air  upborne, 

Their  genial  drops  distil ; 
Iq  ev'r}-  vernal  beam  it  glows. 
And  breathes  in  ev'ry  gale  that  blows. 

And  glides  in  ev'ry  rill. 
3-.  It  robes  in  cheerful  green  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  flow'ry  beauties  round, 

Whose  sweets  perfimie  the  gale ; 
Its  bounties  richly  spread  tlie  plain. 
The  blushing  fruit,  the  golden  grain, 

And  smile  on  ev'ry  vale. 

4.  But  in  thy  gospel  see  it  shine 
With  grace  and  glories  more  divine, 

Prockdming  sins  forgiv'n. 
There  faith,  bright  cherub,  points  tlie  way 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day, 

And  opens  all  her  heav'n. 

5.  Then  let  the  love,  that  makes  me  blest, 
With  cheerful  praise  inspire  my  breast. 

And  ardent  gratitude ; 
And  all  my  thoughts  and  passions  tend 
To  thee,  my  Father  and  my  Friend, 

My  soul's  eternal  good. 

HYMN  58.  L.  M. 

1.  npRlUMPHANT,  Lord !  thy  goodness  velgm 
A  Thro'  all  the  wide  celestial  plains ; 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 
And  its  full  streams  redundant  flow 
Down  to  th'  abodes  of  men  below. 

2.  Tliro'  nature's  works  thy  glories  shine } 
The  cares  of  providence  are  tliine ; 
And  thou  hast  rais'd  within  our  frame 
A  fairer  temple  to  thy  name. 

3.  O  give  to  ev'iy  human  heart, 

To  taste  and  feel  how  good  thou  art ; 
With  grateful  love  and  rev'rend  fear, 
To  know  how  blest  thy  children  are. 

4.  Let  nature  burst  into  a  song : 

Ye  echoing  hills,  the  notes  prolong ! 
Earth,  seas,  and  stars,  your  anthems  raise. 
All  vocal  with  your  Maker's  praise ! 

5.  Join,  O  my  soul !  the  gen'ral  song  j 
Tp  thee  its  sweetest  notes  belong. 
Blest  above  all  by  love  divine, 

To  praise  is  eminently  thine. 

HYMN  54.  c.  M. 

1.  ^WEET  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  gi'ace, 
'''^  O  God,  my  heav'nly  King  ! 

Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

2.  God  reigns  on  high,  but  not  confines 

His  goodness  to  the  skies. 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines. 
And  ev'ry  want  supplies. 

3.  With  longing  eyes,  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee  for  daily  food ; 
Thy  lib'ral  hand  provides  their  meat, 
And  fills  their  mouths  w  ith  good, 

4.  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord ! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves  ! 
But  sQon  he  sends  his  pard'ning  wordj 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5.  Creatures,  with  all  their  endless  race. 

Thy  pow'r  and  praise  proclaim  ; 
But  saints,  who  taste  thy  richer  gr^lce, 
Delight  to  bless  thy  name, 


CHARACTER  AND 
HYMN  55  c.  M. 

y.  f^UR  souls  with  pleasing  wonder  riey 
The  bounties  of  thy  grace ; 
How  much  bestow 'd,  how  much  reserv'dj, 
For  those  that  seek  thy  face. 
2,  Thy  lib'ral  hand  with  worldly  bliss 
Oft  makes  their  cap  run  o'er ; 
And  in  the  cov'nant  of  thy  love 
They  find  diviner  store. 

3o  Here  mercy  hides  their  num'rous  sins ; 
Here  grace  their  souls  renews  ; 
Here  hope,  and  love,  and  joy,  and  peace 
Their  heav'nly  beams  diffuse. 

4.  But  oh  !  what  treasui'es  yet  unknown 

Are  lodg'd  in  worlds  to  come  ! 
If  these  th'  enjoyments  of  the  way. 
How  happy  is  their  home ! 

5.  And  what  shall  mortal  worms  reply  ? 

Or  how  such  goodness  own  ? 
But  'tis  our  joy,  that.  Lord,  to  thee 

Thy  servants'  hearts  are  known. 
£.  Since  time's  too  short,  all-gracious  Godf, 

To  utter  half  thy  praise ; 
Loud,  to  the  honour  of  thy  name. 

Eternal  hynms  we'll  raise. 

HYMN  56  s.  M. 

1 .  1VTY  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 

A^Vhose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise. 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2.  God  will  not  always  chide ; 

And,  when  his  wi*ath  is  felt, 
His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  oiu*  guilt. 

3.  High  as  the  heav'ns  are  rais'd 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  tlwughts  exaeed. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 
'i.  His  grace  subdues  our  sins ; 
And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  wcst^ 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 
5*  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  who  fear  his  name. 
Is  such  as  tender  p£ii;ents  feel  5 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

6,  Our  days  are  as  the  grass. 

Or  like  the  morning  fiow'r ! 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

7.  But  thy  compassions.  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure  ; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

HYMN  57.  c.  M. 

L  f  \  THOU,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat, 
^  Who  dost  our  cares  control, 
And  with  the  cheeiful  smile  of  peace. 
Revive  the  fainting  soul ! 

2.  Did  ever  thy  propitious  ear  f 

The  humble  plea  disdain  ? 
Or  when  did  plaintive  mis'rj*'  sigh. 
Or  supplicate  in  vaui  ? 

3.  Opprest  with  grief  and  shame,  dissoli^d 

In  penitential  tears. 
Thy  goodness  calms  our  anxious  doubts^ 
And  dissipates  our  fears. 

4.  New  life  frorfi  thy  refreshing  grace 

Our  sinking  hearts  receive  ; 
Thy  gentlest,  best-lov'd  attribute^ 
To  pity  and  forgive* 

5.  From  that  blest  somxe,  propitious  hop^ 

Appears  serenely  blight. 
And  sheds  her  soft  and  cheering  beam 
O'er  sorrow's  dismal  night. 

6.  Our  hearts  adore  thy  mercy.  Lord, 

And  bless  the  friendly  ray, 


CHARACTER  AND  PERFECTIONS  &€. 

Wliicli  ushers  in  the  smilmg  morn 
Of  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  58.  L.  M. 

1.  TTP  to  the  Lord,  who  reigns  on  high, 
^  And  views  the  nations  from  afar. 
Let  everlasting  praises  fly. 

And  tell  how  large  his  bounties  are. 

2.  He  overmles  all  mortal  tilings, 

And  manages  our  mean  aftairs ; 
On  humble  souls  tlie  King  of  kings 

Bestows  his  counsels  and  his  cares. 
S.  Our  soiTOws  and  our  tears  we  pour 

Into  the  bosom  of  our  God ; 
He  hears  us  in  the  mournful  hour, 

And  helps  to  bear  the  heavy  load. 

4.  In  vain  might  lofty  princes  try 

Such  condescension  to  perform ; 
For  worms  were  never  rais'd  so  high. 
Above  their  meanest  fellow-worm. 

5.  O  could  our  thankful  hearts  devise 

A  tribute  equal  to  thy  grace ; 
To  the  third  heav'n  our  songs  should  rise, 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  thy  praise. 

HYMN  59.  o.  M. 

1.  T  ET  ev'ry  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 

Thou  sov'reign  Lord  of  all : 
Thy  strength 'ning  hands  uphold  the  weak. 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2.  When  sorrow  bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  vu'tue  lies  distressed 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor's  frown, 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourner  rest. 

3.  Thou  know'st  the  pain  thy  servants  feel  3 

Thou  hear'st  thy  children  cry ; 
And,  theii'  best  Avishes  to  fulfil. 
Thy  grace  is  ever  nigh. 

4.  Thy  mercy  never  shall  remove 

Yvom  men  of  heart  sincere  i 


WOiRKS  OP  GOD  &c. 
Th-ou  sav'st  the  souls,  whose  humble  love 
Is  join'd  with  holy  fear. 
5.  My  lips  shall  dwell  upon  thy  praise. 
And  spread  thy  fame  abroad. 
Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 
The  honoui's  of  their  God, 

HYMN  60.  s.  M. 

5.      iRACE)  'tis  a  charming  sound  ! 
Harmonious  to  tlie  ear ! 
Heav'n  with  the  echo  shall  resound. 
And  all  tlie  earth  shall  hear. 
2.  Grace  first  contriv'd  a  way 
To  save  rebellious  man ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display. 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan, 
.3.  Grrace  leads  my  roving  feet 
To  tread  the  heav'nly  road ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meef , 
While  pressing  on  to  God, 
4,  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heav'n  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 


III. 

WORKS  OF  GOD  IN  NATURE. 


HYMN  61.  L.  M. 

1.  ^"pHE  spacious  firmament  on  high. 

With  all  the  blue  ediereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heav'ns,  a  shining  frame, 
I'heii'  great  original  proclaim. 

2,  Th'  unwearied  sun  from  day  to  day. 
Does  his  Creator's  pow'r  display, 
And  publishes  to  ev'ry  land 

The  Avork  of  an  almighty  hand. 


WORKS  OF  GOI> 

3.  Soon  as  the  ev'ning  shades  prevail. 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale. 
And  nightly  to  the  list'ning  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth : 

4.  Whilst  all  tlie  stars  that  round  her  bum. 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  l  oll. 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole, 

5.  WTiat  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  the  dark  terrestrial  ball  p 
%\liat  tho'  nor  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  ? 

C.  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice. 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice. 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine — 
The  hand  th^t  made  us  is  divine. 

HYMN  62.  L.  M. 

j .  npHERE  is  a  God.  all  nature  speaks, 

-»-  Through  earth,  and  air,  and  seas,  and  skies-. 
See,  fi'om  the  clouds  his  gloiy  breaks. 
When  the  fir  st  beams  of  morning  rise. 
'J.  The  rising  sun,  serenely  bright, 

O'er  the  wide  world's  extended  frame. 
Inscribes  in  characters  of  light 

His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  natne, 

3.  Diffusing  life  his  influence  spreads. 

And  health  and  plenty  smile  aroimd  j 
And  fruitful  fields,  and  verdant  meads. 
Are  with  a  thousand  blessings  crown'd. 

4.  Almighty  Goodness,  Pow'r  di\-ine, 

The  fields  and  verdant  meads  display ; 
And  bless  the  hand,  which  made  them  shine 
With  various  charms  profusely  gay. 

5.  For  man  and  beast,  here  daily  food 

In  wide  diffusive  plenty  grows  ; 
And  there  for  drink,  the  crystal  flood 
In  stream:?  swe  -t  winding  gently  flows. 

6.  By  cooling  streams  and  soft'ning  show'r,?. 

I'he  vegetable  race  are  fed ; 


IN  NATURE. 

And  trees,  and  plants,  arid  herbs,  and  flow'rs, 
Theii'  Maker's  bounty  smiling  spread. 

HYMN  68.  c.  M. 

1.  TTAIL,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good  I 

To  thee  oiu'  songs  we  raise. 
Nature,  thro'  all  her  various  scenes, 
Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2.  At  morning,  noon,  and  ev'nin^  mild, 

Fresh  wonders  strike  our  view ; 
And  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult, 
With  tran  spoils  ever  new. 

3.  Thy  glory  beams  in  ev'ry  star, 

Wliich  gilds  the  gloom  of  night ; 
And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  morn 
With  rays  of  cheerml  light. 
4  Tlie  lofty  hill,  the  humble  lawn. 
With  countless  beauties  shine ; 
The  silent  grove,  the  awful  shade, 
Proclaim  thy  pow'r  divine. 

5.  Great  nature's  God  !  still  may  Uiese  scenes 

Our  serious  hours  engage  ! 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page  ! 

6.  And  while  in  all  thy  wondrous  works, 

Thy  varied  love  we  see  ; 
Still  may  the  contemplation  lead 
Our  hearts,  O  God,  to  thee ! 

HYMN  64  c.  M. 

1.  sing  th'  almighty  pow'r  of  God, 
Who  bade  the  mountains  rise, 

Who  spread  the  flowing  seas  abi'Oad, 
And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

2.  We  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordain'd 

The  sun  to  rule  the  day ; 
The  moon  shines  full  at  his  command. 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3.  We  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

AVho  fills  tiie  earth  with  food  j 


WORKS  OF  GOD 

Who  form'd  his  creatures  by  a  word. 
And  tlien  pronoutic'd  them  good. 

4.  Lord,  how  thy  wonders  are  display 'd^ 

Where'er  we  tum  our  eyes ; 
Whether  we  view  the  ground  we  treads 
Or  gaze  upon  the  skies ! 

5.  There's  not  a  plant  nor  flow'r  below. 

But  makes  thy  glories  known ; 
And  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow. 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

6.  Creation,  vast  as  it  may  be, 

Is  subject  to  thy  will. 
There's  not  a  place,  where  we  can  flee^ 
But  God  is  with  us  still. 

7.  On  him  each  moment  we  depend ; 

If  he  withdraw,  we  die. 
Oh  may  we  ne'er  that  God  oifend, 
Who  is  for  ever  nigh  ! 

HYMN  66.  L.  M. 

1.  T  ET  the  high  heav'ns  your  songs  invite  j 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  lightj, 
Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  planets  roll. 
And  stars  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

Q.  Sing  earth  in  verdant  robes  array'd, 
Its  herbs  and  flow'rs,  its  fruits  and  shade , 
Peopled  with  life  of  various  forms. 
Offish,  and  fowl,  and  beasts,  and  worms. 

3.  View  the  broad  sea's  majestic  plains, 
And  think  how  Avide  its  Maker  reigns. 
That  band  remotest  nations  joins ; 
And  on  each  wave  his  goodness  shines. 

4.  But  O  !  that  brighter  world  above, 
Wliere  lives  and  reigns  incarnate  love  ! 
God's  only  son,  in  flesh  array'd, 

I^r  man  a  bleeding  victim  made  I 

5.  iliither,  my  soul,  with  rapture  soai^; 
There  in  the  land  of  praise  adore  ! 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  lay, 
Detnauds  an  everlasting  day. 


IN  NATURE. 


HYMN  66.  L.  M. 

1.  "pTERNA^L  source  of  ev'ry  joy  ! 

Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear, 
Whose  goodness  crowns  the  cii'cling  yelir. 

2.  The  flow'ry  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  the  air,  and  paints  the  land ; 
The  summer-rays  with  vigour  shine. 
To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

3.  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coasts  redundant  stores ; 
And  wmters,  soften'd  by  thy  care, 

No  more  a  face  of  horror  wear. 

4.  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise. 

Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light,  and  ev'nmg  shade. 

5.  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  sabbaths  bless  our  eyes ; 
'Till  to  those  lofty  heights  we  soar, 
AVhere  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 

HYMN  67.  c.  M. 

1.  VITTTH  songs  and  honoiu*s  sounding  loud, 

^  ^   Address  the  Lord  on  hi^h  t 
Over  the  heav'ns  he  spreads  his  cloud. 
And  waters  veil  the  ssy. 

2.  He  sends  his  show'rs  of  blessings  down, 

To  cheer  the  plains  below ; 
He  makes  the  gi\iss  the  mountains  crown. 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3.  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat ; 

He  hears  the  ravens  ciy  ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheat. 
Should  raise  his  honours  high. 

4.  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race. 
And  wintry  days  appear. 


WORKS  OP  GOD 


5.  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend  and -clothe  the  ground  j 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

6.  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snoAv,^ 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn. 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 

And  bids  the  spring  return, 
f .  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 

Obey  his  mighty  word. 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loudj 

Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

HYMN  68.  c.  M. 

1.  YIjrHILE  beauty  clothes  the  fertile  vale, 

'  ^   And  blossoms  on  the  spray. 
And  fragrance  breathes  in  ev'ry  gale, 
How  sweet  the  vernal  day  ! 

2.  How  kind  the  influence  of  the  skies  ! 

Soft  show'rs  with  blessings  fraught. 
Bid  verdure,  beauty,  fragrance  rise, 
And  fix  the  roving  thought. 

3.  O  let  my  wond'ring  heart  confess, 

With  gratitude  and  love. 
The  boimteous  hand  that  deigns  to  bless 
The  garden,  field,  and  groove. 

4.  That  bounteous  hand  my  thoughts  adore^ 

Beyond  expression  kind. 
Hath  sweeter,  nobler  gifts  in  store. 
To  bless  the  craving  mind. 

5.  Inspired  to  praise,  I  then  shall  join 

Glad  nature's  cheerful  song ; 
And  love  and  gratitude  divine 
Attu^ie  my  joyful  tongue. 

HYMN  69.  L.  M. 

1.  npHE  Wsing  morn,  the  closing  day, 

J-  Repeat  thy  praise  with  grateful  voice  j 
Both  in  their  turns  thy  pow'r  display, 
Ajid,  laden  Avith  thy  gifts_,  rejoic-t?. 


IN  NATURE, 
i^.  Eai^tli's  wide-extended  varying  scenes, 
All  smiling  round,  thy  bounty  show. 
From  seas  or  clouds,  full  magazines. 
Thy  rich  diffusive  blessings  flow. 

3.  Now  earth  receives  the  precious  seed, 

Which  thy  indulgent  hand  prepares  ; 
And  nourishes  the  future  bread. 
And  answers  all  the  sower's  cares. 

4.  Thy  sweet  refreshing  show'rs  attend 

And  through  the  ridges  gently  flow, 
Soft  on  the  springing  corn  descend ; 
And  thy  kind  blessing  makes  it  grow. 

5.  Thy  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year  j 

Thy  paths  drop  fatness  all  around  ; 
Ev'n  baiTen  wilds  thy  praise  declare. 
And  echoing  hills  return  the  sound. 

6.  Here,  spreading  flocks  adorn  the  plain ; 

There  plenty  ev'ry  charm  displays. 
Thy  bounty  clothes  each  lovely  scene  5 
And  joyful  nature  shouts  thy  praise. 

HYMN  70.  L.  M. 

1.      REAT  God,  at  whose  all-pow'rful  rail 
At  first  arose  this  beauteous  frame  I 
By  thee  the  seasons  change,  and  all 
The  changing  seasons  speak  thy  name. 
'2,  Thy  bounty  bids  the  infant  year, 

From  winter  storms  recover'd,  rise  5 
When  thousand  grateful  scenes  appear, 
Fresh  op'ning  to  our  wond'ring  eyes. 

3.  O  how  delightful  'tis  to  see 

The  earth  in  vernal  beauty  drest ! 
"V^Tiile  in  each  herb,  and  flow'r,  and  tree, 

Thy  blooming  glories  shine  confest ! 
i.  Aloft,  full  beaming,  reigns  the  sun, 

And  light  and  genial  heat  conveys  ; 
And,  while  he  leads  the  seasons  on. 

From  thee  derives  his  quickning  rays, 
5.  Around  us,  in  the  teeming  field^ 

Stands  the  rich  grain  or  purpled  \  ine,. 


DIVINE  PROVIDENCE 
At  thy  command  they  rise,  to  yield 

The  strengtli'ning  bread  or  cheering  wine. 
6.  Indulgent  God  !  from  evVy  part 

Thy  plenteous  blessings  largely  flow. 
We  see ;  we  taste ; —  let  er'ry  heai't 
^      With  grateful  love  and  duty  glow. 

IV. 

DIVINE  PROVIDENCE  AND 
GOVERNMENT. 

HYMN  71.  c.  M. 

1.  T  ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 

Abas'd  before  the  Lord ! 
Whate'er  his  pow'rful  hand  has  form'd. 
He  governs  with  a  word. 

2.  Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
Ail  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3.  There's  not  a  spari'ow  or  a  worm 

O'erlook'd  in  his  decrees. 
He  raises  monarchs  to  a  throne, 
Or  sinks  with  equal  ease, 

4.  If  light  attend  the  course  I  go, 

'Tis  he  provides  the  rays ; 
iVid  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  my  days. 

5.  Trusting  his  wisdom  and  his  love, 

I  would  not  wish  to  know, 
What  in  the  book  of  his  decrees 
Awaits  me  here  below. 

6.  Be  this  alone  my  fervent  pray'r : 

Whate'er  my  lot  shall  be, 
Or  joys,  or  sorrows,  may  they  form 
My  soul  for  heav'n  and  thee  I 


AND  GOVERNMENT. 


HYMN  72.  CM. 

1.  npHE  Lord,  how  fearful  is  his  name  ! 

How  wide  is  his  command  ! 
Nature,  with  all  her  moving  frame, 
Rests  on  his  mighty  hand. 

2.  Immortal  glory  forms  his  throne, 

And  light  his  awful  robe, 
Whilst,  with  a  smile  or  with  a  frown, 
He  manages  the  globe. 

3.  Adoring  angels  round  him  fall, 

In  all  their  shining  forms. 
His  sov'reign  eye  looks  thro'  them  all, 
And  pities  mortal  worms. 

4.  His  bowels  to  our  worthless  race 

In  sweet  compassion  move ; 
He  clothes  his  looks  with  softest  grace, 
And  takes  his  title,  love. 

5.  Now,  let  the  Lord  for  ever  reign, 

And  sway  us  as  he  will. 
Sick,  or  in  health,  in  ease,  or  pain. 
We  are  his  fav'rites  still. 

6.  No  more  shall  peevish  passion  rise ; 

The  tongue  no  more  complain. 
'Tis  sov'reign  love  that  lends  our  joys, 
And  love  resumes  again. 

_  HYMN  7§.  p.  M. 

1.  VE  subjects  of  the  Lord,  proclaim 

J-  The  royal  honoui's  of  his  name. 

"Jehovah  reigns,"  be  all  your  song. 
'Tis  he,  thy  God,  O  Zion  !  reigns. 
Prepare  thy  most  harmonious  stiniins, 
Glad  hallelujahs  to  prolong. 

2.  Ye  princes,  boast  no  more  your  croAvn, 
But  lay  the  glitt'ring  ti'iile  down 

In  lowly  honour  at  his  feet. 
A  span  your  narrow  empire  bounds : 
He  reigns  bey  ond  created  rounds. 
In  self-sufficient  glory  great. 
5.  Tremble,  ye  pageants  of  a  day, 
Form'd,  like  your  slaves,  of  brittle  clay ; 


4S  DIVINE  PROVIDENCE 

Down  to  the  dust  your  sceptree  bend. 
To  everlasting  years  he  reigns. 
And  undiminish'd  rule  maintains. 

When  kings,  and  suns,  and  time  shall  end. 
4.  So  shall  his  favour'd  Zion  live ; 
In  vain  confed'rate  nations  strive 

Her  sacred  turrets  to  destroy: 
Her  sov'reign  sits  enthron'd  above ; 
And  endless  pow'r  and  endless  love 

Insure  her  safety  and  her  joy.  - 

HYMN  74.  p.  M. 

I.  HP  HE  Lord  of  glory,  reigns  supremely  great, 

And  o'er  heav'ns  arches  builds  his  royal  seat. 
Thro'  worlds  unknown  his  sov'reign  sway  extends. 
Nor  space,  nor  time,  his  boundless  empire  ends. 
His  eye  beholds  th'  affairs  of  ev'ry  nation. 
And  reads  each  thought  thro'  his  immense  creation. 

%  Lightnings  and  storms  his  mighty  word  obey. 
And  planets  roll,  where  he  has  mark'd  their  way, 
Unnumber'd  cherubs  veil 'd  before  him  stand, 
And  at  Ids  signal  all  their  wings  expand, 
His  praise  skives  harmony  to  all  their  voices. 
And  ev'ry  heart  tliro'  the  full  choir  rejoices. 

o.  Rebellious  mortals,  cease  your  tumults  vain. 
Nor  longer  such  unequal  war  maintain, 
luet  clay  with  fellow-clay  in  combat  strive : 
But  dread  to  brave  the  pow'r,  by  which  you  live. 
With  contrite  hearts  fall  prostrate,  and  adore  him ; 
For,  if  he  frown,  ye  perish  all  before  him. 

HYMN  76.  L.  M. 

1.  /GREATEST  of  beings,  source  of  life, 
vX  Sov'reign  of  air,  and  earth,  and  sea ! 
All  nature  feels  thy  pow'r ;  but  man 

A  grateful  tribute  pays  to  thee. 

2.  Subject  to  wants,  to  thee  he  looks, 

And  from  thy  goodness  seeks  supplies ; 
And,  when  oppress'd  witli  guilt,  he  mourns^ 
Thy  mercy  lifts  him  to  the  skies. 

3.  Children,  whose  little  minds,  unform'd, 

Ne'er  rais'd  a  tender  thought  to  heav'n ; 


AND  GOVERNMENT. 

And  men,  whom  reason  lifts  to  God, 
Tho'  oft  by  passion  downward  driT'n; 

4.  Those,  too,  who  bend  with  age  and  care. 

And  faint  and  tremble  near  the  tomb, 
Who,  sick'ning  at  the  present  scenes. 
Sigh  for  that  better  state  to  come:— 

5.  All,  great  Creator !  all  are  thine: 

All  feel  thy  providential  care ; 
And,  thro'  each  varying  scene  of  life. 
Alike  thy  constant  pity  share. 

6.  And,  whether  grief  oppress  the  heart. 

Or  whether  joy  elate  the  breast, 
Or  life  still  keep  its  little  course, 
Or  death  invite  the  heart  to  rest: — 

7.  All  are  thy  messengers,  and  all 

Thy  sacred  pleasure,  Lord,  obey  ! 
And  all  are  training  man  to  dwell 
Nearer  to  bliss,  and  nearer  thee. 


'  *  Under  thy  mild  and  gentle  reign  ? 
Who  does  a  weight  of  duty  share, 
More  than  his  aids  and  pow'rs  can  bear  ? 

2.  With  dilf' ring  climes,  and  diff 'ring  lands. 
With  fertile  plains  and  barren  sands, 
Thy  hand  hath  fram'd  this  earthly  round, 
And  set  each  nation  in  its  bound. 

3.  So  various  thy  celestial  ray 

Here  sheds  a  full,  there  fainter  day. 
The  God  of  all,  unkind  to  none. 
To  all  \l\e  path  of  life  hath  shown, 

4.  Large  is  tlie  bounty  of  his  hand : 
He  will  a  large  return  demand. 

Haste  tlien,  my  soul !  thy  work  pursue,^ 
And  keep  the  heav'nly  prize  in  view. 


HHRfJUGII  all  the  various  shifting  sceue. 
Of  life's  nustakeu  ill  or  good, 


!  can  complain. 


HYMN  77.  L.  M. 


DIVINE  PROVIDENCE 

Thy  hand,  O  God,  conducts,  unseen » 

The  beautiful  vicissitude. 
^.  Thou  givest  with  paternal  care, 

Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain, 
To  all  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 

3.  Trust  we  to  youth,  or  friends,  or  powV  ? 

Fix  we  on  this  terrestrial  ball  ? 
When  most  secui-e,  the  coming  hour. 
If  thou  see  fit,  may  blast  them  all. 

4.  Thy  pow'rful  consolations  cheer ; 

Thy  smiles  suppress  the  deep-fetch'd  si 
Thy  hand  can  diy  the  trickling  tear. 
That  secret  wets  the  widow's  eye. 

5.  All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'ii 

On  thy  eternal  will  depend ; 
And  all  for  greater  good  were  giv'n, 
Would  man  pm'sue  th'  appointed  emL 

6.  Be  this  my  care : —  To  all  beside, 

Indilf' rent  let  my  wishes  be. 
Passion  be  calm,  abas'd  be  pride, 

And  fix'd  my  soul,  great  God  !  on  thee, 

HYMN  78.  c.  M. 

1.  OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 

His  wonders  to  perform. 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2.  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill. 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs. 
And  works  his  sov'reign  will. 

3.  Ye  fearful  saints  !  fresh  courage  take : 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4.  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sen?c. 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace  ; 
Behind  a  smiling  providence, 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 


AND  GOVERNMENT. 
Ills  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  ev'ry  hour. 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste. 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flow'r. 
G-  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 
And  scan  his  work  in  vain. 
God  is  his  own  interpreter. 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

HYMN  79.  L.  M. 

1.  TrAST  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord  f 
^  All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word. 

Thy  glories  in  the  heav'ns  we  see ; 

The  spacious  eartJi  is  full  of  thee. 
9.  The  various  tribes  of  creatures  stand. 

Waiting  tlieir  portion  from  thy  hand ; 

And,  while  they  take  theii*  diff'rent  food^ 

Hieir  cheerful  looks  pronounce  thee  good. 

3.  Whene'er  tl.y  face  is  hid,  they  mourn, 
And  dying,  to  their  dust  return  ; 

Both  man  and  beast  their  souls  resign ;  % 
Life,  breath,  and  spirit,  all  are  thine. 

4.  Yet  thou  canst  breatlie  on  dust  again. 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men. 
A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

5.  The  eartli  stands  trembling  at  thy  sti'okcj 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke. 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face. 
And  tell  their  wants  to  sov 'reign  grace. 

fi.  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet. 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet. 
I  to  my  God,  my  heav'nly  King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 

HYMN  80.  L.  M. 

^*  l^-^-^-^T  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies  ! 
^*  A  word  of  thine  almighty  breath 
Can  sink  the  world,  or  bid  it  rise. 
Thy  smile  is  life,  thv  frown  is  deutlL 


BIVINE  PROVIDENCE 

2.  Wlien  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 

And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign. 
And  w  ar  resounds  its  dire  alarms, 
And  slaughter  dyes  the  hostile  plain : 

3.  Thy  sovereign  eye  looks  calmly  down, 

And  marks  their  course,  and  bounds  their  pow 
Thy  law  the  angry  nations  own. 

And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

4.  Then  peace  retui-ns  with  balmy  wing. 

Sweet  peace  !  witli  her  what  blessings  fled  I 
Glad  plenty  laughs,  the  vallies  sing. 
Reviving"  commerce  lifts  her  head. 

5.  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  songs : 

Thy  kind  protection  still  implore. 
O  may  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues. 
Confess  thy  goodness,  and  adore  ! 

HYMN  81.  L.  M. 

1,      OD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 

When  storms  of  deep  distress  invade. 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
•  Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 
5.  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hiirl'd 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there ; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world : 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 
3.  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar : 
In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide ; 
While  ev'ry  nation,  ev'ry  shore 

Trembles  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide, 
-i.  'Midst  storms  and  tempests.  Lord !  thy  woret 
Does  ev'ry  rising  fear  contmL 
Sweet  peace  tliy  promises  aftbrd, 
And  well  sustain  the  fainting  souJ, 

HYMN  82.  s.  M. 

1.      IVE  to  the  winds  thy  fears ; 
Hope,  and  be  undismay'd : 
God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tears,. 
God  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 
%  Through  waves  and  clouds  and  storms,^ 
He  gently  clears  thy  way : 


AND  GOVERNMENT. 
Wait  thou  his  time,  so  shall  this  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

3.  What  though  thou  rulest  not ; 

Yet  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  hell 
Proclaim,  God  sitteth  on  the  tlii-one, 
And  ruleth  all  things  well. 

4.  Thine  everlasting  tinith, 

Father,  thy  ceaseless  love, 
Sees  all  thy  children's  wants,  and  knows 
What  best  for  each  will  prove. 

5.  And  whatsoe'er  thou  will'st. 

Thou  dost,  O  King  of  kings ; 
What  thine  unerring  wisdom  chose. 
Thy  pow'r  to  being  brings. 

6.  Thou  seest  our  weakness.  Lord ; 

Our  hearts  are  known  to  thee. 
O  lift  tliou  up  the  sinking  head. 
Confirm  the  feeble  knee. 

7.  Let  us  in  life,  and  death. 

Thy  steadfast  truth  declare ; 
And  publish  with  our  latest  breath, 
Thy  love  and  guardian  care. 

HYMN  8S.  L.  M. 

1.  ^VfOT  from  relentless  fate's  dark  womb. 
Or.  from  the  dust,  our  troubles  come. 
No  fickle  chance  presides  o'er  grief. 
To  cause  the  pain,  or  send  relief. 

3.  Look  up,  and  see,  ye  sorrowing  saints  ! 
The  cause  and  cm'e  of  yoiir  complaints. 
Know,  'tis  your  heav'nly  Father's  will : 
Bid  ev'ry  murmur  then  be  still. 

3.  He  sees,  we  need  the  painful  yoke  5 
Yet  love  directs  his  heaviest  stroke. 
He  takes  no  pleasure  in  our  smart, 
But  wounds  to  heal  and  cheer  the  he^t. 

4.  Blest  trials  those  that  cleanse  from  sin. 
And  make  the  soul  all  pure  within. 
Wean  the  fond  mind  from  earthly  toys^ 
To  seek  and  taste  celestial  joys  ! 


DIVINE  PROVIDENCE 
HYMN  84.  c.  M. 

1.  npO  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind. 

Our  heav'nly  Friend  is  nigh, 
To  wipe  the  anxious  tear  that  starts 
Or  trembles  in  the  eye. 

2.  Thou  canst,  when  an^ish  rends  the  he^ 

The  secret  woe  control ;  ^ 
The  inward  malady  canst  heal, 
The  sickness  of  the  soul. 

3.  Thou  canst  reprfess  tlie  rising  sigh ; 

Canst  sooth  each  mortal  care ; 
And  ev'ry  deep  and  heart-felt  groan 
Is  M  afted  to  thine  ear. 

4.  Thy  gracious  eye  is  watchful  still ; 

Thy  potent  arm  can  save 
From  threat 'ning  danger  and  disease, 
And  the  devouring  grave. 

5.  When,  pale  and  languid  all  the  frame. 

The  ruthless  hand  of  pain 
Arrests  the  feeble  pow'rs  of  life. 
The  help  of  man  is  vain. 

6.  'Tis  thou,  great  God !  alone  canst  chee^ 

The  progress  of  disease ; 
And  sickness,  aw'd  by  pow'r  divine. 
The  high  command  obeys. 

7.  Eternal  source  of  life,  and  health. 

And  ev'ry  bliss  we  feel ! 
In  sorrow  and  in  joy,  to  thee 
Our  grateful  hearts  appeal. 

HYMN  85.  s.  M. 

1.  aURE  there's  a  righteous  God, 
Nor  is  religion  vain ; 
Tho'  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud, 
And  virtuous  men  complain. 
2. 1  sav/  the  wicked  rise, 

And  felt  my  heart  repine. 
While  haughty  fools,  witli  scornful  eyes, 
In  robes  of  honour  shine. 


AND  GOVERN^fENT. 


5 


3.  Their  impious  tongues  blaspheme 

The  everlasting  God ; 
Their  malice  blasts  the  good  man's  name. 
And  spreads  their  lies  abroad. 

4.  The  tumults  of  my  thought 

Help  me  in  deep  suspense, 
'Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought. 
To  learn  thy  justice  thence. 

5.  Thy  word,  with  light  and  pow'r. 

Did  my  mistakes  amend  ; 
I  view'd  the  sinners'  life  before. 
But  here  I  learnt  tlieir  end. 

6.  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow  ; 

My  thoughts  no  more  repine. 
I  call  my  God  my  portion  now. 
And  all  my  pow'rs  are  thine. 

HYMN  86.  c.  iif. 

1.  T  ET  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 
-Li  Nor  death  nor  danger  fear ; 
While  we  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

What  feeble  tilings  we  are. 

2.  Fresh  as  tlie  grass  our  bodies  stand. 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay : 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3.  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  dies  if  one  be  gone* 
Sti'ange  !  that  a  harp , of  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4.  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame. 

The  God  that  form'd  us  first. 
Salvation  to  th'  almighty  name. 
That  rear'd  us  from  the  dust. 
$.  While  Ave  have  breath,  or  life,  or  tongues^ 
Our  Maker  we'll  adore. 
His  spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs. 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more. 

E'2 


DIVINE  PROVIDENCE 
HYMN  87.  p.  M. 

1.  TTPWARD  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
^  From  God  is  all  my  aid ; 
The  God  who  Imilt  the  skies, 

And  earth's  foundations  laid. 

God  is  the  tow'r. 
To  which  I  fly :  ^ 
His  ^ace  is  nigh 

In  ev'ry  hour. 

2.  My  feet  shall  never  slide 

Or  fall  in  fatal  snares ; 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide, 
Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes, 
That  never  sleep, 
His  children  keep, 
When  dangers  rise. 
8.  No  buniing  heats  by  day. 
Nor  blasts  of  ev'ning  air, 
Sliall  take  my  health  away. 
If  God  be  with  me  there. 
Thou  art  my  sun, 
And  thou  my  shade, 
To  guard  my  head 
•    By  night  or  noon. 
jt.  Hast  thou  not  giv'n  thy  word. 
To  save  my  soul  from  death  ^ 
And  I  can  trust  the  Lord, 
To  keep  my  moital  breath. 
I'll  go  and  come. 
Nor  fear  to  die. 
Till  from  on  high 
He  call  me  home, 

HYMN  88.  L.  M. 

t .  '^T^HEY,  that  have  made  their  refuge  God, 
A  Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  sliade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  their  head. 

(i.  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire : 


AND  GOVERNMENT. 
God  is  their  life ;  his  wings  £ire  spread, 
To  shield  them  'midst  ten  thousand  dead. 
3»  If  vapours  with  malignant  breath 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death  : 
Still  they  are  safe ;  the  poison 'd  air 
Again  gi*ows  pure,  if  God  be  there. 

4.  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword. 
Receive  commission  from  the  Lord, 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest : 
Their  very  pains  and  deaths  are  blest. 

5.  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire, 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire ; 
From  sins  and  sori'ows  set  them  free. 
And  bring  thy  children,  Lord  !  to  thee. 

'  hymn  89.  c.  M. 

t,  \  ND  art  thou  with  us,  gracious  Lord, 
-     To  dissipate  our  fear  ? 
Dost  thou  proclaim  thyself  our  God, 

Our  God  for  ever  near  ? 
il:  Doth  thy  right  hand,  which  form'd  the  eartji;, 

And  bears  up  all  the  skies, 
Stretch  from  on  high  its  friendly  aid, 

When  dangers  round  us  rise  ? 
And  wilt  thou  lead  our  weary  souls 

To  that  delightful  scene. 
Where  rivers  of  salvation  flow 

Through  pastures  ever  green  ? 
i.  On  thy  support  oiu*  souls  shall  lean^ 

And  banish  ev'iy  care ; 
The  gloomy  vale  of  death  will  smile, 

If  God  be  with  us  there. 
5.  While  we  his  gracious  succour  prove, 

'Midst  all  our  various  ways. 
The  darkest  shades,  thro'  which  we  pass, 

Shall  echo  with  his  praise. 

HYMN  90.  r.  m. 

1.  npHE  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare. 

And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  cai^e  > 
His  presence  shall  my  ^'7iints  supply , 


DtVINE  PROVIDENCE 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye ; 
My  noon^day  walks  he  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend, 

2.  When  on  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant ; 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads 
My  weaiy  Avand'ring  steps  he  leads. 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow. 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3.  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way. 
Through  devious  lonely  wilds  I  stray ; 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile, 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smije, 
With  sudden  greens  and  herbage  crown'd; 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

4.  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread. 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread ; 
My  steadfast  heart  .shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  still ; 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

HYMN  91.  c.  M. 

1.  Q<HINE  on  our  souls,  eternal  God ! 
^  With  rays  of  mercy  shine : 

O  let  thy  favour  oi'own  our  days. 
And  their  whole  course  be  thine. 

2.  Did  we  not  raise  our  hands  to  tliee, 

Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain : 
Small  joy  success  itself  could  give, 

If  thou  thy  love  restrain. 
i).  'Tis  ours'  the  furrows  to  prepare. 

And  sow  the  precious  gi-ain ; 
'Tis  thine,  to  give  the  jsnn  and  air. 

And  to  conmiand  the  rain. 

4.  W  ith  thee  let  ev'r)'^  week  begin, 

With  thee  each  day  be  spent, 
For  thee  each  fleeting  hour  improvM^ 
Since  each  by  thee  is  lent. 

5.  Thus  cheer  us  thro'  this  toilsome  road, 

'Till  all  our  Ijibours  cease ; 


AND  GOVERNMEM'. 
And  thus  prepare  our  weary  souls 
For  everlasting  peace. 

HYMN  92.  c.  ii. 

Ill  travdliiig, 

1.  TTOW  ai-e  thy  serv^ants  blest,  O  Loi^  I 
How  sure  is  theii'  defence  ! 
Eternal  wisdom  is  tiieir  guide, 
Their  help  omnipotence. 
fL  In  foreign  realms  and  lands  remote, 
Supported  by  thy  care, 
They  pass  imhurt  thi-o'  burning  climes. 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 
5,  Thy  mercy  sweetens  ev'ry  soil. 
Makes  ev'ry  region  please. 
The  hoary  frozen  hills  it  warms. 
And  smootlis  the  boist'rous  seas. 

4.  Tho'  by  the  dreadful  tempest  toss'd, 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

5.  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire. 

Obedient  to  thy  will ; 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  still. 

6.  From  all  my  griefs  and  sti'aits,  O  Lord  ! 

Thy  mei*cy  sets  me  free ; 
Wliilst  in  the  confidence  of  pray'r 
]\fy  heai^t  takes  hold  on  thee. 

7.  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths, 

Thy  goodness  I'll  adore ; 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
x\nd  humbl}^  hope  for  more. 

8.  My  life,  while  thou  preserv'st  my  life. 

Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ;  ^ 
And,  oh  !  may  deatli,  when  death  shall  com^^ 
Unite  my  soul  to  thee  I 


MISSION  AND  XATmrV 
HYMN  98.  c.  v. 

Jn  a  thunder-Storm, 
1.  T  ET  coward  g:uilt,  with  pallid  fear, 
-Li  To  slieltTing  caverns  tiy  ; 
And  justly  dread  the  vcng^t  iil  fate. 

Which  thunders  throuj^h  the  sky  r 
Protected  by  that  hand,  whose  law 

The  threat'ning:  storms  obey. 
Intrepid  virtue  smiles  seciu'e. 
As  in  the  blaze  of  day. 

5.  In  the  thick  cloud's  tremendous  gloom. 

The  lightning's  horrid  glare, 
It  views  the  same  all-gracious  pow'r 

AVhich  breathes  the  vernal  air. 
•i.  Through  natiu-e's  ever-varying  scene, 

By  dilf  Vent  ways  pui'su'd. 
The  one  eternal  end  of  heav'n 

Is  universal  good. 

6.  "WTien,  through  creation's  vast  expanse^ 

The  last  dread  thunders  roll, 
Untune  the  concord  of  the  spheres. 

And  shake  the  guilty  soul : 
^.  Unmov'd  may  we  the  final  storm 

Of  jarring  worlds  survey, 
That  ubhers  in  the  tranquil  morn 

Of  an  eternal  day. 


Y. 

MISSION  AND  NATIVITY 
OF  CHRIST 

HYMN^i.  c.  .V. 

1.  XT  ARK,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  come*. 
The  Saviom*  promis'd  long ! 
Let  ev'ry  heart  pre])are  a  thi-one, 
And  ev-rj"  voic-e  a  song. 
5.  On  him  the  spirit  larrely  pourVi, 
Exerts  his  sacr^ed  ffre ; 


OP  cttiiis  r. 

Wisdom,  and  might,  ahd  zeal,  and  love. 

His  holy  breast  inspire. 
S.  He  comes  the  pris'ners  to  release. 

In  Satan's  bondage  held  : 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst, 

The  iron  fetters  yield. 
He  comes,  from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray ; 
And  on  the  eyes,  oppressed  with  night. 

To  pour  celestial  day. 
5.  He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  bind. 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure. 
And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 

T 'enrich  the  humble  poor. 

0.  Our  glad  hosannahs,  Prince  of  peace  ! 

Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim ; 
And  heav'ns  eternal  arches  ring. 
With  thy  beloved  name. 

HYMN  95.  s.  M. 

1.  T)  AISE  your  triumphant  songs, 
-"tv  To  an  immortal  tune, 

Let  tJie  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 

Celestial  grace  has  done. 
%  Hing,  how  eternal  love 

Its  chief  beloved  chose, 
And  bade  him  raise  our  wretched  race 

From  tlieir  abyss  of  woes. 

3.  His  hand  no  thimder  bears ; 

No  terror  clothes  his  brow ; 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4.  'Twas  mercy  fiU'd  the  throne. 

No  wrath  stood  frowning  by. 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardon  dowu 
To  rebels  doom'd  to  die. 

5.  Now  sinners,  diy  your  tears ; 

Let  hopeless  sorroAV  cease ; 
Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  lovt  % 
And  take  the  offer'd  peace. 


SnSSION  AND  NATIVITY 


HYMN  96.  c.  M. 


1. Judah's  plains  as  shepherds  sat, 
Watcliing  theh'  flocks  by  night, 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  appear 'd. 
Clad  in  celestial  light. 

2.  Awe-strnck  the  vision  they  regard, 

Appall'd.  with  trembling  fear  ; 
When  thus  a  cherub-voice  divine 
Breath'd  sweetly  on  their  ear. 

5.  "Shepherds  of  Jadah  !  cease  your  fears. 

And  calm  yoiu*  troubled  mind ; 
Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 

1  o  you  and  all  mankind, 
i.  This  day  almighty  love  fulfils 

Its  great  eternal  word  ; 
This  day  is  bom  in  Bethlehem 

A  Saviour,  Christ  the  Lord. 
0,  There  shall  you  find  the  heav'nly  babe 

In  humblest  weeds  array'd ; 
All  meanly  wrapp'd  in  swaddling  clothes^ 

And  in  a  manger  laid." 

6.  He  ceas'd,  and  sudden  all  around 

Appear'd  a  mdiant  throng 
Of  angels,  praising  God,  and  thus 
Warbling  their  choral  song: 

7.  "Glory  to  Go(l,  from  whom  on  high 

All-gracious  mercies  flow ! 
Who  sends  his  heav'n-descended  peace 
To  dwell  with  man  below." 


1.  XyARK  !  what  celestial  notes. 
-^-^  What  melody  we  hear  .' 
Soft  on  llie  morn  it  floats, 
And  fills  the  ravish'd  ear. 
The  tuneful  shell, 
The  golden  lyre. 
And  vocal  choir 
Tlje  concert  swell. 


HYMN  97.  p.  M. 


OF  CHRIST. 
5^.  Th*  angelick  hosts  descend. 
With  harmony  divine : 
See  how  from  heav'n  they  bend, 
And  in  full  chorus  join. 
Fear  not,  say  they. 
Great  joy  we  bring: 
Jesus,  your  King, 
Is  born  to  day. 
3^  He  comes  from  error's  night 
Your  wand 'ring  feet  to  save  | 
To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 
He  lifts  jr'ou  from  the  grave. 
This  glorious  morn, 
(Let  all  attend !) 
Your  matchless  friend, 
Your  Saviour's  born. 
4.  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

Ye  mortals,  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 
To  earth's  remotest  bound : 
For  peace  on  earth, 
Froin  God  in  heav'n, 
To  man  is  giv'n. 
At  Jesus'  birth. 

HYMN  68.  c.  M. 

1.  TTIGH  let  us  swell  our  tuneful  notes, 

And  join  th'  angelick  tlirong ; 
For  angels  no  such  love  have  known, 
T'  awake  a  cheerful  song. 

2.  Good  will  to  guilty  men  is  shewn, 

And  peace  on  earth  is  giv'u ; 
For  lo  !  th'  incarnate  Saviour  comes, 
With  messages  from  heav'n. 

3.  Justice  and  grace,  with  sweet  accord. 

His  rising  beams  adorn : 
Let  heav'n  and  earth  hi  concert  join: 
Now  such  a  child  is  born. 

4.  Glory  to  God,  in  highest  strains, 

Iti  highest  worlds  be  paid  ! 


6^^  MISSION  AND  NATIVITY 

His  glory  by  our  lips  proclaim'd. 
And  by  our  lives  display 'd  ! 
5.  When  shall  we  reach  those  blissful  realms. 
Where  Christ  exalted  reigns. 
And  learn  of  the  celestial  choir 
Their  own  immortal  strains  ? 

HYMN  99  c.  u. 

1.  TOY  to  the  world ;  the  Lord  is  come ! 
«^  Let  earth  receive  her  King. 

Let  ev'iy  heart  prepare  him  room. 
And  heav'n  and  nature  sing. 

2.  Joy  to  the  earth ;  the  Saviour  reigns  ! 

Let  men  their  songs  employ  ; 
AVhile  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and  plains^, 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3.  No  more  let  sins  and  sorix)ws  grow. 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground. 
.  ..He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4.  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace. 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness. 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 

HYMN  100.  L.  M. 

1.  TirrELCOME  the  hope  of  Israel's  race. 

The  messenger  of  tmth  and  grace  ! 
Your  hearts  in  righteousness  prepare ; 
Behold  your  wish'd  redemption  near ! 

2.  See  glory  bursting  from  the  skies, 
O'er  Jurfah's  land  effldgent  rise ; 
And  fix  amidst  her  coasts  its  seat, 
Where  justice,  truth,  and  mercy  meet : 

3.  While  faith  and  hope,  their  oftspring  dear. 
Attendant  on  tJieir  steps  appear; 

And  join'd  in  friendly  compact  move, 
Bless'd  with  philantropy  and  love. 

4.  Truth  in  thy  lands,  O  earth  !  shall  spring  5 
And  righteousness,  her  healing  iving 


OF  CHRIST. 

Expanding,  downward  cast  her  eye ; 
While  heav'ns  great  Monarch,  from  on  hi 
5.  The  heathen  gloom  shall  chase  away. 
And  usher  in  a  glorious  day  ; 
And  from  his  own  propitious  will 
The  promised  grace  to  man  fulfil. 

HYMN  101.  L.  M. 

1.  "pRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above 
-t^  Fix'd  on  his  throne  of  truth  and  love : 
Behold  the  finger  of  his  pow'r; 
Contemplate,  wonder,  and  adore. 

2.  When  man,  debas'd  and  guilty  man, 
From  crime  to  crime  with  madness  ran: 
Well  might  his  arm  its  thunders  launch. 
And  blast  th'  ungrateful,  root  and  branch. 

S.  But  clemency  with  justice  strove. 
To  save  the  people  of  his  love. 
"Go,  my  beloved  Son  I"  he  cried, 
"Be  thou  Uieir  Saviour,  thou  their  gaide.' 

4.  The  eastern  star  with  glory  streams ; 
It  comes,  with  healing  on  its  beams. 
Dark  mists  of  eiTor  fleet  away, 
And  Judah  hails  the  rising  day. 

5.  His  sacred  memory  we  bless, 
Whose  holy  gospel  we  profess ; 
And  praise  that  great  almighty  name, 
From  whom  such  light  and  favour  came, 

HYMN  102.  L.  M. 

1.  nnO  those  who  fear  and  trust  the  Lord, 

His  mercy  stands,  for  ever  sure. 
From  age  to  age  his  promise  lives, 
And  the  performance  is  secure. 

2.  He  spake  to  Abr'am  and  his  seed : 

"  In  tliee  shall  all  the  world  be  bless'd 
The  mem'ry  of  that  ancient  word 
Lay  long  in  his  eternal  breast. 

3.  But  now  no  more  shall  Israel  wait ; 

No  more  the  Gentiles  lie  foi'lorn. 
Lo  !  the  desire  of  nations  comes ; 
Behold !  the  promis'd  seed  is  bom. 


MISSION  AND  NATIVITY  S?e 

HYMN  108.  p.  M. 

1.  O  ONS  of  Adam  !  join  to  raise 

Songs  of  gratitude  and  praise. 
Emulate  the  choirs  above  ^ 
Celebrate  eternal  love. 

2.  Endless  ages  saw  the  scheme ; 
Endless  ages  sang  the  theme : 
Man,  in  God's  own  image  made, 
Honour,  glory  on  his  head. 

3.  Raptur'd,  all  the  sons  of  light 
Haird  the  moment,  mercy-bright. 
When  to  Jesus,  Lord  from  heav'n, 
Thus  the  glorious  charge  was  giv'n  ? 

4.  "Go,  proclaim  Jehovah's  grace ; 
Pear  destroy,  and  guilt  efrace ; 
Conquer  death,  unbar  the  grave : 
Lo !  they  work-— 4;he  world  to  save." 

$.  Speak  your  pleasures,  happy  race. 
Objects  of  your  Father's  grace ! 
All  the  family  of  earth 
Glory  in  your  Saviour^s  birth  ! 

HYMN  104  p.  M. 

1.      IVE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
The  universal  Lord, 
The  sov'rei^n  King  of  kings ; 
And  be  his  grace  ador'oll 
His  pow'r  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 
5.  He  saw  tlie  nations  lie 
All  perishing  in  sin. 
And  pitied  the  sad  state 
The  iniin'd  world  was  iq. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 
3.  He  sent  his  only  Son 

To       us  from  our  woe, 


OFFICE  AND  MEDIATXON  kc. 

From  Satan,  sin,  and  death, 
And  ev'ry  hurtful  foe. 
His  pow'r  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 
4.  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 
To  God  the  heav'nly  King ; 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 


VI. 

OFFICE  AND  MEDIATION 
OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  105.  L.  M. 

1.  TMMORTAL  God !  on  thee  we  call, 

The  great  Original  of  all. 
From  thee  we  are,  to  thee  we  tend. 
Our  sure  support,  om'  glorious  end. 

2.  We  praise  that  wise,  that  wondrous  grace. 
That  pitied  our  revolted  race, 

And  Jesus,  our  victorious  head, 
The  captain  of  salvation  made. 

3.  He,  thine  eternal  love  decreed. 
Should  many  sons  to  glory  lead  t 
And  sinful  worms  to  him  are  giv'ii, 
A  colony  to  people  heav'n. 

4.  Jesus  for  us  (O  gracious  name  !) 
Encountered  agony  and  shame ; 
.Tesus,  the  glorious  and  the  great, 
Was  by  dire  suff 'rings  made  complete, 

F  2 


OFFICE  AND  MEDIATION 

5.  A  scene  of  wonders  here  we  see, 
Worthy  thy  Son,  and  worthy  thee ; 
And,  while  this  tiieme  employs  our  tongueSj 
All  heav'n  unites  its  sweetest  songs. 

HYMN  106.  L.  M. 

1.  nph'  eternal  Soy'reign  from  on  high, 

-=   Cast  on  the  sons  of  men  his  eye, 
To  see,  if  any  understood, 
And  fear'd,  and  lov'd  their  Maker,  €rod. 

2.  But  all  were  so  degen'rate  grown> 
None  the  true  God  had  fully  known ; 
Both  Jew  and  Gentile  long  had  been 
By  lust  enslav'd,  and  dead  in  sin. 

3-  Both  gone  from  wisdom's  path  astray, 
Pursu'd  the  errors  of  their  way. 
With  dismal  superstition  blind ; 
And  causeless  terrors  fill'd  their  mind. 

4.  Who,  gracious  God  !  to  sinners'  eyes 
Coiild  bid  the  wish'd  salvation  rise  ? 
Thy  Son  did  light  and  truth  display, 
And  tui-n  their  darkness  into  day. 

5.  No  flesh  shall  boast  of  righteousness, 
But  guilty  shall  themselves  confesjs  ? 
And,  when  they  hear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
In  thy  salvation  shall  rejoice. 

HYMN  107.  L.  M. 

1.  "OEHOLD,  the  blind  then-  sight  receive ! 

Behold,  the  dead  awake  and  live  ! 
The  dumb  speak  wonders,  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

2.  Thus  doth  th'  eternal  Spirit  own 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son; 
The  Father  vindicates  his  cause, 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3.  He  dies ;  the  heav'ns  in  mourning  stools 
He  rises,  and  appears  a  God. 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
ivo  jfTidre.  to  blecd^  no  more  to  die. 


OF  CHRIST. 
4.  Hence,  and  for  ever,  from  my  heart 
I  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart ; 
And  to  those  hands  my  soul  resign, 
Which  beai'  credentials  so  divine. 

HYMN  108.  L.M. 

1.  TTTHAT  works  of  wisdom,  pow'r  and  love^ 

^  ^  Do  Jesus'  high  commission  prove  I 
Attest  his  heav'n-derived  claim, 
And  glorify  his  Father's  name  ! 

2.  On  eyes  that  never  saw  the  day. 
He  pours  the  bright  celestial  ray ; 
And  deafen'd  ears,  by  him  unbound. 
Catch  all  the  harmony  of  sound. 

3.  Lameness  takes  up  its  bed,  and  goes 
Rejoicing  in  the  strength  that  flows 
Through  ev'ry  nerve ;  and  free  from  pain, 
Pours  forth  to  God  the  grateful  strain. 

4.  The  shatter'd  mind  his  word  restores, 
•  And  tunes  afresh  the  mental  pow'rs ; 

The  dead  revive,  to  life  return, 
And  bid  affection  cease  to  mom-n. 

5.  Canst  thou,  my  soul,  these  wonders  trace. 
And  not  admire  Jehovah's  grace  ? 
Canst  thou  behold  thy  Saviour's  pow'r, 
And  not  believe,  obev,  adore  ? 

HYMN  109.  L.  M. 

1.  npO  thee,  0  God  !  we  homage  pay, 

Source  of  the  light  that  rules  the  day  ! 
Who,  while  he  gilds  all  nature's  frame, 
Reflects  thy  rays,  and  speaks  thy  name. 

Q.  In  louder  strains  we  sing  that  grace, 
Which  gives  the  sun  of  righteousness. 
Whose  nobler  light  salvation  brings. 
And  scatters  healing  from  his  wings. 

3.  Still  on  our  hearts  may  Jesus  shine 
With  beams  of  light  and  love  divine  I 
Quicjten'd  by  him,  our  souls  shall  live, 
,\nd,  chc^r'd  by  him,  shall  gro^  and  thrive. 


OFFICE  AND  MEDIATION 

4.  O  may  his  glories  stand  confess'd, 
From  nortii  to  south,  from  east  to  west; 
Successful  may  his  gospel  run, 

Wide  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun. 

5.  When  shall  that  radiant  scene  arise, 
AVhen,  fix'd  on  high,  in  purer  skies, 
Christ  all  his  lustre  shall  display 

On  all  his  saints  through  endless  day  ! 

HYMN  110.  L.  M. 

1.  npHOU,  Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unseen, 

And  by  thy  offspring  here  unknown, 
To  manifest  thyself  to  men, 

Hast  set  thine  image  in  thy  Son. 

2.  As  the  bright  sun's  meridian  blaze 

O'erwhelms  and  pains  our  feeble  sight, 
But  cheers  us  with  his  softer  rays, 
When  shining  with  reflected  light ; 

3.  So  in  thy  Son,  thy  pow'r  divine, 

Thy  wisdom,  justice,  truth  and  love. 
With  mild  and  pleasing  lustre  shine. 
Reflected  fi'om  thy  throne  above. 

4.  Though  Jews,  who  granted  not  his  claim, 

Contemptuous  turn'd  away  their  face ; 
Yet  those,  who  trusted  in  his  name. 
Beheld  in  him  thy  truth  and  grace. 

5.  O  thou !  at  whose  almighty  word 

Fair  light  at  first  from  darkness  shone, 
Teach  us  to  know  our  glorious  Lord, 
And  trace  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

6.  While  we  thine  image,  here  display 'd. 

With  love  and  admiration  view ; 
Form  us  in  likeness  to  our  head, 
That  we  may  bear  thy  image  too. 

HYMN  111.  s.  M. 

1.  TTOW  beauteous  are  their  feet, 
AVho  stand  on  Zion's  hill ! 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongueSj, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal. 


OF  CHRIST. 


2.  How  charming  is  their  voice  ! 

How  sweet  the  tidings  are  ! 
**Zion,  behohi  thy  Saviour  King ; 
"  He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3.  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  pi  ophets  waited  for. 
And  sought,  but  never  found  ! 

4.  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heav'nly  light ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desir'd  it  long. 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5.  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs. 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6.  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Thro'  all  the  earth  abroad ; 
Let  ev'ry  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God, 

HYMN  112.  s.M. 

1.  "OEHOLD,  the  Prince  of  peace  ! 
^  The  chosen  of  the  Lord, 
God's  well-beloved  Son,  fulfils 

The  sure  prophetic  word. 

2.  No  royal  pomp  adorns 

This  King  of  righteousness  : 
Meekness  and  patience,  truth  and  love. 
Compose  his  princely  dress. 

3.  Jesus,  thou  light  of  men ! 

Thy  doctrine  life  imparts, 
O  may  we  feel  its  quick 'ning  pow'r 
To  warm  and  glad  our  hearts  I 

4.  Cheer'd  by  its  beams,  our  souls 

Shall  run  the  heav'nly  way. 
The  path  which  Christ  unwearied  trod, 
Will  lead  to  endless  day. 

HYMN  118.  L.  M. 

h  XT^W  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  ! 
-•-^  Awake  my  soul,  a'^rake  my  tongue. 


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Hosannah  to  th'  eternal  name. 
And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2.  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus*  face. 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace  ! 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 
Has  all  his  noblest  works  outdone. 

3.  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclaim  the  wise  and  powerful  God ; 
And  thy  rich  glories,  from  afar. 
Sparkle  in  ev'ry  rolling  star. 

4.  But  in  thy  Son  a  glory  shines, 
Drawn  out  in  far  superior  lines ; 
The  lustre  of  redeeming  grace 
Outshines  the  beams  of  natm^e's  face. 

5.  Grace  !  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme ; 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name. 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound  ! 

Ye  heav'ns,  reflect  it  to  the  ground ! 

6.  O  may  I  reach  that  happy  place. 
Where  he  unveils  lus  lovely  face ! 
Where  all  his  saints  from  death  restor'd, 
Shall  be  forever  with  the  Lord. 

HYMN  114.  p.  M. 

1.  TOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
«^  Of  wisdom,  love,  and  pow  'r, 
That  ever  mortals  knew. 

That  angels  ever  bore  : 
All  are  too  mean 

To  speak  his  worth ; 
Too  mean  to  set 

My  Saviour  forth. 

2.  But  O  what  gentle  terms. 

What  condescending  vrays, 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use, 
To  teach  his  heav'nly  grace  I 
Mine  eyes  with  joy 
And  wonder  see. 
What  forms  of  love 
He  bears  for  me. 


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iJ.  Array'd  in  mortal  flesh, 
He  like  an  angel  stands, 
And  holds  the  promises 
And  pardons  in  his  hands ; 
Commission'd  from 

His  Father's  throne, 
To  make  his  grace 
To  mortals  known. 
4.  Great  Prophet  of  my  God  ! 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name. 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 
Of  our  salvation  came : 
The  joyful  news 
Of  sin  forgiv'n, 
Of  hell  subdu'd, 
And  peace  with  heav'n. 

HYMN  115.  p.  M. 

1.  Tl/^ITH  ecstacy  of  joy 

Extol  his  glorious  name. 
Who  rear'd  the  spacious  earth. 
And  rais'd  our  mortal  frame. 
He  built  the  church. 

Who  spread  the  sky : 
Shout  and  exalt 
His  honours  high. 

2.  Sec  the  foundation  laid 

By  pow'r  and  love  divine ; 
Jesus,  his  first  born  Son, 
How  bright  his  glories  shine ! 
Low  he  descends, 
In  dust  he  lies. 
That  from  his  tomb 
A  church  might  rise. 

3.  But  he  for  ever  lives. 

Nor  for  himself  alone ; 
Each  saint  new  life  derives 
From  him,  the  living  stonco 
His  influence  spreads 

Through  ev'ry  soul. 
And  in  oiie  house 
Unites  the  whole. 


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4,  To  him  with  joy  we  move ; 
In  him  cemented  stand ; 
The  living  temple  grows, 
And  owns  the  founder's  hand^. 
That  structure,  Lord, 

Still  higher  raise. 
Louder  to  sound 
Its  huilder's  praise. 

HYMN  116.  p.  M. 

1.  XllTE  sing  the  wise,  the  graciou*>  plan, 

Which  God  devis'd,  ere  time  began: 
At  length  disclos'd  in  all  its  light ; 
We  bless  the  wondrous  birth  of  love, 
Which  beams  around  us  from  above, 
With  grace  so  free  and  hope  so  bright. 

2.  Here  has  the  wise  eternal  mind 

In  Christ,  their  common  head,  conjoin'd 

Gentiles  and  Jews,  and  eartJi  and  heav'n. 
Through  him,  from  the  ^reat  Father's  throne, 
Kivers  of  bliss  come  rolling  down, 
And  endless  peace  and  life  are  giv'n. 

3.  No  more  the  awful  cherubs  guard 
The  tree  of  life  with  flaming  sword. 

To  drive  afar  man's  trembling  race. 
At  Salem's  pearly  gates  they  stand. 
And  smiling  wait,  a  friendly  band. 

To  welcome  strangers  to  the  place, 

4.  While  we  expect  that  glorious  sight. 
Love  shall  our  hearts  with  theirs  unite, 

And  ardent  hope  our  bosoms  raise. 
From  earth's  low  cottages  of  clay, 
To  those  resplendent  realms  of  day, 

We'll  try  to  send  the  sounding  praise. 

HYMN  117.  c.  M. 

1.  O  ALVATION,  O  the  joyful  sound  I 

'Tis  music  to  our  ears ; 
A  sov'reign  balm  for  ev'ry  woundj 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2.  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin. 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay  s 


OP  CHRIST* 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divinei, 
To  see  a  heav'nly  day. 
S,  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly 
The  spacious  earth  around  5 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

CHORtrs. 

Glory,  honour,  praise,  and  powferj 
Be  unto  the  Lamb  for  ever ! 
Jesus  Christ  is  our  Redeemer ! 
Hftlleliyah !  praise  the  Lord ! 

HYMN  118.  L.  M. 

1.  A  LL-glorious  God^what  hymns  of  praise 

Shall  our  transported  voices  raise  ? 
What  ardent  love  and  zeal  are  due, 
While  heav'n  stands  Open  to  our  view  ! 

2.  Once  we  were  fall'n,  and  O  how  low ! 
Just  on  the  brink  of  hopeless  woe  ! 
When  Jesus,  from  the  realms  above. 
Borne  on  the  wings  of  boundless  love, 

5.  Scatter'd  the  shades  of  death  and  nighty 
And  spread  around  his  heav'nly  light. 
By  him  what  wondrous  grace  is  shovm 
To  souls  impoV'rish'd  and  undone  ! 

4  Far,  far  beyond  these  mortal  shores, 
A  bright  inheritance  is  ours ; 
Where  saints  in  light  our  coming  wait. 
To  share  their  holy  happy  state. 

HYMN  119.  p.  M. 

1. 1^C)W  I  have  found  the  ground  whereife 
Sure  my  soul's  anchor  may  remain  s 
The  love  of  God  forgiving  sin, 
Through  Jesus  crucified  and  slain. 
His  mercy  shall  unshaken  stay. 
When  heav'n  and  earth  have  pass'd  awaya 

5*  Father  I  thine  everlasting  grace 
Our  scanty  thought  surpasses  far  5 
Thine  heart  still  melts  with  tenderness^ 
Thine  44rms  of  love  still  open  are  5 
G* 


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And  Jesus'  blood,  through  earth  and  skies, 
Mercy,  free,  boundless  mercy,  cries. 

3.  Tho'  waves  and  storms  go  o'er  my  head, 
Tho'  strength  and  health  and  friends  be  gone 
Tho'  joys  be  wither'd  all  and  dead, 

Tho'  ev'iy  comfort  be  withdrawn : 
On  this  my  steadfast  soul  relies, 
Father,  thy  mercy  never  dies. 

4.  Fix'd  on  this  ground  will  I  remain, 
Tho'  my  heart  fail  and  strength  decay o 
This  anchor  shall  my  soul  sustain, 
When  earth's  foundations  melt  away. 
Mercy's  full  pow'r  I  then  shall  prove. 
Lov'd  with  an  everlasting  love. 

HYMN  120.  p.  M. 

1 .  /^NE  there  is,  above  all  others, 

"  Well  deserves  the  name  of  friend ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's. 

Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end. 
They  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Find  it  everlasting  love. 

2.  Which  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us. 

Could  or  would  have  shed  his  blood  ? 
But  this  Saviour  died  to  have  us 

Reconcil'd  in  him  to  God. 
It  was  boundless  love,  to  bleed : 
Jesus  is  a  friend  indeed. 

3.  When  he  liv'd  on  earth  abased. 

Friend  of  sinners,  was  his  name^ 
Now,  above  all  glory  raised. 

He  rejoices  in  the  same. 
Still  he  calls  them  brethren,  friends, 
And  to  all  theb  wants  attends. 

4.  Oh  !  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften  ! 

Teach  us.  Lord,  at  length  to  love. 
We,  alas  !  forget  too  often. 

What  a  friend  we  have  above. 
When  to  heav'n  our  souls  are  broughl^r 
We  will  love  thee  as  we  ought. 


OF  CHRIST, 

HYMN  121.  p.  M. 


1.  VrOW  begin  the  heav'nly  theme, 

Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name  ! 
Ye,  who  his  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2.  Ye,  vrho  see  the  Father's  grace, 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  -face. 
As  to  heav'n  ye  onward  move. 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

3.  Mourning  souls  !  dry  up  your  tears; 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears. 

See  your  guilt  and  care  remove, 
Cancell'd  by  redeeming  love, 
4  Ye,  alas !  who  long  have  been 
Willing  slaves  of  death  and  sin  ! 
Now  from  hliss  no  longer  rove ; 
Stop,  and  taste  redeeming  love. 

5.  Christ  subdu'd  th'  infernal  pow'rs ; 
His  tremendous  foes,  and  our's. 
From  tht  t  cursed  empire  drove, 
Mighty  in  redeeming  love. 

6.  Hither  then  your  music  bring ; 
Strike  aloud  the  joyful  string. 
Mortals  !  join  the  host  above. 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love. 

HYMN  122.  p.  M. 

1.  /^OME,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 

^  Come,  and  make  my  paths  yoiu'  choice : 
I  will  guide  you  to  3^ our  home ! 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come  ! 

2.  Thou,  who,  houseless,  sole,  forlorn. 
Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn, 
Long  hast  roam'd  the  barren  waste : 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  haste  ! 

3.  Ye,  who,  toss'd  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain : 

Ye,  whose  swoU'n  and  sleepless  eyes 
Watch  to  see  the  moniing  rise ; 


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4,  Ye,  by  fiercer  an^sh  torn, 

Guilt  J  in  strong  remorse,  who  mourn  s 

Here  repose  your  heavy  care : 

Conscience  wounded  who  can  bear? 
^.  Sinner,  come  !  for      e  is  found 

Balm  that  flows  for  ev'rj'  wound ; 

Peace  that  ever  shall  endure  5 

Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

HYMN  128.  s.  M, 

I.  T  ET  ev'ry  ear  attend. 

And  ev'ry  heart  rejoice ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds, 
With  an  inviting  voice. 
^.  Ho  f  all  ye  starving  souls, 
That  feed  upon  the  wind. 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys^ 
To  fill  an  empty  mind  s 

3.  Here  wisdom  has  prepar'd 

A  soul-i-reviving  feast. 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4.  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  streams. 

And  pine  away  and  die : 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirstjj 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5.  Rivers  of  mercj  here 

In  a  rich  ocean  join : 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows. 
Like  floods  of  mUk  ^nd  wine, 

6.  The  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day ; 
Lord !  we  ai^e  come  to  seek  supplies. 
And  drivQ  our  wants  away. 

HYMN  12*  L.  M. 

l,*-|^OME  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls ! 
^  Ye  heavy  laden  sinners !  come : 
m  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
4t^d  raise  yoju  to  my  heav'nly  home.'- 


OF  CHRIST. 

2. "They  shall  find  rest,  that  learn  of  mc ; 

I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind: 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
And  pride  is  i^estless  as  the  wmd," 

3.  "Bless'd  is  the  m^in,  whose  shoulders  take 

My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight ! 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck ; 
My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light." 

4.  Jesus !  we  come  at  thy  command. 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal ; 
Resign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 
To  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 

HYMN  126.  L.  M. 

1.  /^OME,  weary  souls,  with  sin  disti'est, 
^  Come,  and  accept  the  promis'd  rest ; 
The  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey. 

And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 

2.  Oppress'd  with  guilt,  a  painful  load, 
O  come,  and  spread  your  woes  abroad. 
Divine  compassion,  mighty  love 

Will  all  the  painful  load  remove. 

3.  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 

To  cleanse  your  guilt  and  heal  your  woes ; 
Pardon,  and  life,  and  endless  peace ; 
How  rich  the  gift !  how  free  the  grace ! 

4.  Lord,  we  accept,  with  thankful  heart, 
The  hope  thy  gracious  words  imparts 
We  come  with  trembling,  yet  rejoice^ 
And  bless  thy  kind  inviting  voice. 

HYMN  126.  CM. 

1.  '"in HE  Saviour  calls ;  let  ev'ry  ear 

Attend  the  heav'nly  sound. 
Ye  doubting  souls  !  dismiss  your  fear ; 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

2.  For  ev'ry  thirsty  longing  heart. 

Here  streams  of  bounty  flow ; 
And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss  impart , 
To  banish  mortal  woe, 
G  2 


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3.  Here  springs  of  sacred  pleasure  rise, 

To  ease  your  ev'iy  psun : 
Immortal  fountain !  lull  supplies  I 
Nor  shall  you  thirst  in  vam. 

4.  Ye  sinners  !  come,  'tis  mercy's  voice. 

The  gracious  call  obey. 
Mercy  invites  to  heav'nly  joys • 
And  can  you  yet  delay  ? 

5.  Dear  Saviour !  draw  reluctant  hearts ; 

To  thee  let  sinners  fly ; 
And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts^ 
And  drink,  and  never  die. 

HYMN  127.  c,  M. 

1.  npHE  Kin^  of  heav'n  his  table  spread 

And  dainties  crown  the  board. 
Not  all  the  boasted  joys  of  earth 
Could  such  delight  afford. 

2.  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 

And  endless  life  are  ^iv'n ; 
And  the  rich  blood,  which  Jesus  shed^ 
To  raise  the  soul  to  heav'n. 

3.  Ye  hungry  poor Jlwho  long  have  stray '4 

In  sin's  dark  mazes,  come ; 
Come  from  the  hedges  and  highways, 
And  grace  will  find  you  room. 

4.  Thousands  of  souls,  in  glory  now, 

Were  fed  and  feasted  here ; 
And  thousands  more,  still  on  the  way» 
Around  the  board  appear. 

5.  Yet  is  his  house  and  heai^t  so  large, 

That  thousands  more  may  come  ; 
Nor  could  the  wide  assembling  world 
O'erfiU  the  spacious  room. 
^.  AH  things  are  ready :  enter  in, 
Nor  weak  excuses  frame. 
Come,  take  your  places  at  the  feast^ 
And  bless  the  founder's  name , 


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VII. 

EXAMPLE  OF  CHRIST. 


HYMN  128.  c.^-M, 

4.  "X/f^  <lear  Redecii;ier,and  my  Lord ! 
I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word : 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2.  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  def 'rence  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Thy  love  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine. 

3.  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witness'd  the  fervour  of  thy  pray'r : 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew. 
Thy  conflict  and  thy  vict'ry  too  ! 

4.  Be  thou  my  pattern ;  let  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here. 
Then  God  the  Judge  shall  own  my  name 
Among  the  foU'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  129.  L.  M. 

1.  A  ND  is  the  gospel  peace  and  lo%:e  ? 
Such  let  our  conversation  be  ; 
The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 
2!^.  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife, 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes. 
Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life. 
3.  0  how  benevolent  and  kind  ! 

How  mild  !  how  ready  to  forgive  i 
Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind. 

And  these  the  iniles  by  which  we  live, 
4'.  To  do  his  heav'nly  Father's  will, 
Was  his  employment  and  delight : 
Humility  and  holy  zeal 
Shone  thro'  his  life  divinely  bright. 


EXAMPLE  OF  CHRIST. 

5.  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came^ 
The  labours  of  his  life  were  love. 
If  then  we  love  the  Saviour's  name. 
Let  his  divine  example  move ! 

HYMN  180.  c.  M. 

1.  "DEHOLD,  where  in  a  mox'tal  form 

Appears  each  grace  divine  ! 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 

2.  To  spread  the  rays  of  heav*nly  light. 

To  give  the  raom^ner  joy, 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

3.  Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 

A  friend  and  servant  found. 
He  wash'd  their  feet,  he  wip'd  their  tears, 
And  heal'd  each  bleeding  womid. 

4.  'Midst  keen  reproach  and  cruel  scorn. 

Patient  and  meek  he  stood; 
His  foes,  ungrateful,  sought  his  life ; 
He  laboured  for  their  good. 

5.  To  God  he  left  his  righteous  cause,^ 

And  still  his  task  pm-su'd ; 
While  humble  pray'r  and  holy  faith 
His  fainting  strength  renew'd. 

6.  In  the  last  hours  of  deep  distress. 

Before  his  Father's  throne, 
With  soul  resign'd  he  bow'd,  and  said, 
"Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  !  " 

7.  Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  guide  ! 

His  image  may  we  bear  ! 
O  may  we  tread  his  holy  steps. 
His  joy  and  glory  share  ! 

HYMN  181.  L.  M. 

1.  T\7"HEN  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 

'  '    W  hat  were  his  works  from  day  to  day. 
But  miracles  of  pow'r  and  grace. 
Which  spread  salvation  thro'  oiu'  race?- 


EXAMPLE  OF  CHRIST. 

2.  Teach  us,  O  Lord  !  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  thy  steps  pursue. 
Let  alms  bestow'd,  let  kindness  done 
Be  witness'd  by  each  rolling  sun. 

3.  That  man  may  last,  but  never  lives, 
Who  much  receives,  but  nothing  gives, 
Whom  none  can  love,  whom  none  can  thank. 
Creation's  blot,  creation's  blanks 

4.  But  he,  who  marks  from  day  to  day 
In  gen'rous  acts  his  radiant  way. 
Treads  the  same  path  his  Saviour  trod. 
The  path  to  glory  and  to  God. 

HYMN  182.  c.  M. 

1.  05)  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise ! 

Thy  glory  is  my  song ; 
Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

2.  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 

Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false  and  vain. 
They  compass'd  him  around. 

3.  Their  mis'ries  his  compassion  mov'd ; 

Their  peace  he  still  pursu'd : 
They  rendered  hatred  for  his  love, 

And  evil  for  his  good.  ^ 

4.  Their  malice  rag'd  without  a  cause  ; 

Yet  with  kis  dying  breath 
He  pray'd  for  murd'rers  on  his  cross^ 

And  bless'd  his  foes  in  death. 
5, 0  may  his  conduct,  all-divine. 

To  me  a  model  prove  ! 
Like  hiSj^O  God !  my  heart  incline 

My  enemies  to  love. 

HYMN  m  L.  M. 

I.^PATHER  divine,"  the  Saviour  cried, 
While  horrors  press'd  on  ev'ry  side. 
And  prostrate  on  the  ground  he  lay, 
^'Remove  this  bitter  cup  away." 


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2.  "But  if  these  pangs  must  still  be  borne, 
And  stripes,  and  wounds,  and  cruel  scorn^ 
I  bow  my  soul  before  thy  throne, 

And  say,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done." 

3.  Thus  our  submissive  souls  would  bow, 
And,  taught  by  Jesus,  lie  as  low. 

Our  hearts,  and  not  oui'  lips  alone. 
Would  say,  "Thy  will,  not  our's  be  done." 

4.  Then,  though  like  him  in  dust  we  lie, 
We'll  view  the  blissful  moment  nigh. 
Which,  from  our  portion  in  his  pains, 
Calls  to  the  joy  in  which  he  reigns. 

VIII. 

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OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  184.  s.  M. 

1.  A  UTHOR  of  life  and  bliss  ! 

Thy  goodness  I  adore. 
O  give  me  strength  to  speak  thy  praise, 
And  grace  to  love  thee  more  I 

2.  First  for  this  world,  so  fair, 

My  daily  thanks  shall  rise  ; 
For  ev'iy  comfort,  ev'ry  joy, 
Thy  bounteous  hand  supplies. 

3.  But  yet  a  nobler  cause 

Demands  my  warmest  love. 
Can  words  describe  the  wond'rous  gift 
Descending  from  above  ? 

4.  The  Saviour  dwelt  on  eailh ; 

He  died,  that  we  might  live ; 
Endur'd  the  sorrows  of  the  cross. 
Immortal  hope  to  give. 

5.  Ah  who  can  tell  the  scorn. 

The  dear  Redeemer  bore  ? 


OF  CHRIST. 

Or  who  describe  the  mental  grief. 
Which  his  blest  bosom  tore  ? 

6.  Low  in  the  grave  he  lay, 

While  darkness  veil'd  the  skies. 
But  lo  ! — ^iie  bursts  the  bands  of  death ; 
To  glory  see  him  rise  ! 

7.  Father  !  this  work  is  thine ; 

For  us  tliou  gav'st  thy  Son. 
O  may  we  all  devoted  be 
And  live  to  thee  alone  ! 

HYMN  185.  c.  M. 

1.  ""VTOW,  in  the  hour  of  deep  distress. 

My  God,  support  thy  Son. 
When  horrors  dark  my  soul  oppress, 
O  leave  me  not  alone !" 

2.  Thus  did  our  suffering  Saviour  pray. 

With  mighty  cries  and  tears. 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadful  day, 
And  chas'd  away  his  fears. 

3.  Great  was  the  vict'ry  of  his  death : 

His  throne  exalted  stands ; 
And  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Shall  bow  to  his  commands.  \ 

4.  The  meek  and  humble  souls  shall  see 

His  table  richly  spread  ; 
And  all,  that  seek  the  Lord,  shall  be 
With  joys  immortal  fed  ! 

HYMN  m.  L.  M. 

1.  /^OME,  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
^  The  dyin^'  sorrows  of  our  Lord. 
When  he  expir'd  in  shame  and  blood, 
Like  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 

2.  The  Jews  beheld  him  thus  forlorn, 

And  shook  their  heads,  and  laugh 'd  in  scorn 
"He  rescu'd  others  from  the  grave ; 
Now  let  him  try  himself  to  save." 

5.  O  hardened  people  !  cruel  priests  ! 

How  they  stood  round  like  savage  beasts ! 


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Like  lions  gaping  to  devour, 

When  God  had  left  him  in  their  pow'r ! 

4.  They  wound  his  head,  his  hands,  his  fectj 
'Till  streams  of  blood  each  other  meet ; 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide, 

And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  died. 

5.  But,  gi^acious  God  !  thy  pow'r  and  love 
Have  made  his  death  a  blessing  prove. 
Tho'  once  upon  the  cross  he  bled, 
Immortal  honours  crown  his  head. 

6.  Thro'  Christ  thy  Son  our  guilt  forgive, 
And  let  the  mourning  sinner  live  ! 
The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name ; 
Nor  shall  our  hope  be  turn'd  to  shame. 

HYJVIN  187.  L.  M. 

1.  'npWAS  for  our  sake,  eternal  God, 
A  Thy  Son  sustain'd  that  heavy  load 
Of  base  reproach  and  sore  disgrace, 
And  shame  defil'd  his  sacred  face. 

^.  The  Jews,  his  brethren  and  his  kin, 
Abus'd  him  when  he  check'd  their  sin ; 
While  he  fulfill 'd  thy  holy  laws. 
They  hate  him,  but  without  a  cause. 

3.  Zeal  for  the  temple  of  his  God 
Consmn'd  his  life,  expos'd  his  blood  ; 
Reproaches  at  thy  glory  thrown 

He  felt,  and  moum'd  them  as  his  own. 

4.  His  friends  forsook,  his  foll'wers  fled. 
While  foes  and  arms  surround  his  head« 
They  nail  him  to  the  shameful  tree ; 
There  hung  my  Lord,  who  died  for  me, 

5.  But  God  his  Father  heard  his  cry ; 
Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  reigns  on  high ; 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness. 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 

HYMN  lg8  CM. 

1.  npHE  Saviour,  what  a  noble  flame 
Was  kindl'd  in  his  breast, 
When,  hasting  to  Jerusalem, 
He  march'd  before  the  rest  i 


OF  CHRIST. 

3.  Good-will  to  men  and  zeal  for  God 
His  ev'ry  thought  engross ; 
He  longs  to  be  baptiz'd  with  blood  5 
He  pants  to  reach  his  cross. 

3.  With  all  his  sufF'rings  full  in  view. 

And  woes  to  us  unknown. 
Forth  to  the  task  his  spirit  flew ; 
'Twas  love  tliat  urg'd  him  on. 

4.  Lord !  we  return  thee  what  we  can. 

Our  hearts  shall  sound  abroad 
Salvation  to  the  dying  man. 
And  to  the  rising  God  ! 

5.  And  while  thy  bleeding  glories  hciM.^ 

Engage  our  wond'ring  eyes  ; 
We  learn  our  lighter  cross  to  bear. 
And  hasten  to  the  skies. 

HYMN  189.  s.  M. 

1.  TOEHOLD  th'  amazing  sight, 
Jl'  The  Saviour  lifted  high  ! 
Behold  the  Son  of  God's  delight 

Expire  in  agony  [ 

2.  For  whom,  for  whom,  my  heart. 

Were  all  these  sorrows  borne  ? 
Why  did  he  feel  that  piercing  smart, 
And  meet  that  various  scorn  ? 

3.  For  love  of  ns  he  bled, 

And  all  in  torture  di.  d ; 
'Twas  love  that  bow'd  his  fainting  head-, 
And  op'd  his  gushing  side. 

4.  In  sympathy  of  love 

Let  all  the  earth  combine ; 
And,  drawn  by  cords  so  gentle,  prove 
The  energy  divme. 

5.  In  him  our  hearts  unite. 

Nor  share  his  griefs  alone ; 
But  from  his  cross  pursue  their  flight 
To  his  triumphant  tlirone. 


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HYMN  140.  c.  M. 

1,  /^OME,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high, 
^  Hi^^h  as  our  joys  arise  ; 
And  join  the  songs  above  the  sky, 
Where  pleasure  never  dies. 
"2.  Jesus,  the  Lord  that  fought  and  bled, 
How  kind  his  smiles  appear  I 
WTiat  melting,  soothing  words  he  says 
To  ev'ry  humble  ear  ! 
3."For  you,  the  objects  of  my  Ipve, 
"  It  was  for  you  I  died. 
"Behold  my  hands,  behold  my  feet, 
"And  look  into  my  side. 
.  4."These  are  the  wounds  for  you  I  bore, 
"The  tokens  of  my  pains, 
"  When  I  was  sent  to  free  your  souls 
"  IVom  misery  and  chains." 
(r.  We  give  thee.  Lord,  our  highest  praise 
For  goodness  so  divine. 
O  may  we  ever  feel  thy  grace, 
And  die  to  ev'ry  sin  I 

HYMN  141.  p.  M. 

1.  XT  ARK !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
-■-1-  Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary ; 
Rending  rocks  the  work  attesting, 

Shaking  earth  and  veiled  sky. 
"Itisfinish'd!" 

Was  the  dying  Saviour's  cry. 

2.  O  the  life,  the  peace,  the  pleasure, 

Which  these  charming  words  afford  ! 
Heav'nly  blessings  without  measure 

Flow  to  us  through  Christ  the  Lord. 
"It  is  finish'd"! 

Let  our  joyful  words  record. 
S.  Tune  your  harps  anew,  ye  seraphs  I 

Sound  aloud  Immanuel's  name. 
All  creation  swell  the  chorus, 

Dwell  on  this  delightful  theme : 
"Itisfinish'd!" 

Glory  to  the  worthy  Lamb  ! 


OF  CHRISr. 


HYMN  142.  L.  M. 

1.  '^'rr^IS  fmsh'dV'^so  the  Saviour  criect, 

And  meekly  bow'd  his  head  and  died. 
'Tis  finish'd — ^j  es,  the  race  is  run, 
The  battle  fought,  the  vict'ry  won. 

2.  * T/s  Jimsh\l ! — all  that  heav'n  decreed^ 

And  all  the  ancient  prophets  said. 
Is  now  fidfiU'd,  as  was  designed, 
In  thee  the  Saviour  of  mankind. 

3.  ^Tis finish'* d  !•— Aaron  now  no  more 

Must  stain  his  robes  with  purple  gore. 
The  sacred  veil  is  rent  in  twain, 
And  Jewish  rites  no  more  remain. 

4.  ^Tis  Jimsh^dl — man  is  reconcil'd 

To  God,  and  pow'rs  of  darkness  spoil'd. 
Peace,  love,  and  happiness  again 
Return  and  dwell  with  sin  ful  men. 

5.  'Tis  fifdsh^dl'-Aet  the  joyful  sound 

Be  heard  thro'  all  the  nations  round. 
^Tis  finish'd  l-Aet  the  echo  fly 
Thro'  heav'n  and  hell,  thro'  earth  and  sky 

HYMN  148  c.  M. 

1.  ^OMEflet  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
^  With  angels  round  the  throne. 

Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2.  "Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,"  they  cry, 

"  To  be  exalted  thus. 
*'*  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  reply, 
For  he  was  slain  for  us. 

3.  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  pow'r  divine ; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give. 
Be,  Lord]  for  ever  thine. 

4.  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  au-,  and  earth,  and  seas. 
Conspire  to  lilt  thy  glories  high. 
And  speak  tliine  endless  praise  ! 


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HYMN  144.  s.  M. 

1.  TTOSANNAH  to  the  Son 
AX  Of  David  and  of  God, 

Who  brought  the  news  of  pardon  down,  . 
And  seal'd  it  with  his  blood  !  ♦ 

2.  To  Christ,  th'  anointed  King, 

Be  endless  blessings  giv'n  ! 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  glory  sing, 
Who  made  our  peace  with  heav'n. 

HYMN  145.  L.  M. 

1.  "^SV^ORTHY  is  he,  that  once  was  slain, 

The  Prince  of  peace  that  groan'd  and  died 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign, 
At  his  almighty  Father's  side. 

2.  Pow'r  and  dominion  are  his  due. 

Who  stood  condemn'd  at  Pilate's  bar. 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

Though  he  was  charg'd  with  madness  here. 

3.  Honour  immortal  must  be  paid. 

Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn ; 
While  glory  shines  about  his  head, 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

4.  Blessings  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

Whose  blood  speaks  peace  to  wretched  men. 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name ; 
And  ev'iy  creature  say.  Amen. 

HYMN  146.  o.  31, 

1.  A  ND  are  we  now  brought  near  to  Godj 

W^ho  once  at  distance  stood  ? 
And,  to  effect  this  glorious  change. 
Did  Jesus  shed  his  blood  ? 

2.  O  for  a  song  of  ardent  praise. 

To  bear  our  souls  above  ! 
What  should  allay  our  lively  hope, 
Or  damp  our  flaming  loVe  ? 

3.  Then  let  us  join  the  heav'nly  choirs. 

To  praise  our  heav'nly  King. 
O  may  that  grace  which  he  has  shown. 
Inspire  us  while  we  sing 


OF  CHRIST. 

4.  Glory  to  God  in  highest  strains, 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace  ! 
Good-will  from  heav'n  to  men  is  come. 
And  let  it  never  cease  ! 

HYMN  147.  c.  M. 

1.  "DEHOLD  the  Saviour  of  mankind 

Nail'd  to  the  shameful  tree. 
How  vast  the  love  that  him  inclin'd 
To  bleed  and  die  for  thee  ! 
•2.  Hark,  how  he  groans  I  while  nature  shakes. 
And  earth's  strong  pillars  bend  ! 
The  temple's  veil  in  simder  breaks, 
The  solid  marbles  bend, 

3.  'Tis  done  !  the  precious  ransom's  paid ; 

"Receive  my:  soul !"  he  cries; 
See  where  he  bows  his  sacred  head ! 
He  bows  his  head  and  dies  ! 

4.  But  soon  he'll  break  death's  envious  chaiuj 

And  in  full  glory  shine. 
O  Lamb  of  God  !  was  ever  pain, 
Was  ever  love  like  thine  ! 

HYMN  148  c.  M. 

t.  A  LAS  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed. 
And  did  my  Sov'reign  die  ? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2.  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide. 

And  shut  his  glories  in,. 
When  Christ,  the  mighty  Saviour,  died. 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin  ! 

3.  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears ; 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

4.  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe. 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away  : 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do, 
H  2 


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HYMN  149.  p.  M. 

1.  AH!  see  him  writhe,  and  bleed,  and  die  I 

Give  thanks,  my  soul,  and  offer  praise. 
See  Christ  with  God's  command  comply, 

And  execute  his  work  of  grace. 
He  bows  his  head  upon  the  tree. 
To  save,  to  bless,  to  comfort  me. 

2.  Great  God  !  the  cov'nant  now  is  seal'd ; 

The  arduous  work  of  love  is  done. 
Thy  mercy  fully  stands  reveal 'd. 

For  thou  hast  given  us  thy  Son. 
What  gift  can  ever  be  denied 
To  those  for  whonj  the  Saviour  died  ? 

3.  My  soul  upon  tliy  word  relies. 

Thy  gracious  message  glad  receiv^es  ; 
Assured  by  such  a  sacrifice, 

In  all  thy  promises  believes. 
Ko  gloomy  fears  my  peace  molest. 
Since  Jesus  bled  to  give  me  rest. 

4.  Assist  me.  Lord,  to  keep  his  cross 

For  ever  present  to  my  heart ; 
Like  him,  to  count  all  things  but  loss, 

That  from  thy  service  me  would  part ; 
In  virtue's  cause  to  persevere, 
And  only  love  what  he  held  dear. 

5.  Like  Jesus,  may  I  bear,  resign 'd, 

The  ills  of  life,  the  wrongs  of  foes; 
In  hope  that  I  may  mercy  find, 

Forgive  the  authors  of  my  woes; 
To  reach  my  goal,  on  thorns  proceed, 
From  all  complaints  and  murmurs  freed. 

6.  Like  Jesus,  may  I  ev'n  in  death 

Enraptur'd  say,  "  my  Father,  Friend ;  '^ 
Confide  in  thee,  and  yield  my  breath, 

Assur'd  that  with  him  I'll  ascend 
To  mansions  of  celestial  joy. 
And  pleasures  which  shall  never  cloy. 

7.  Eternal  glory,  praise,  to  thee, 

Who  sit'st  supreme  upon  the  throne  I 
Salvation,  honour,  blessings  be 


OF  CHRIST. 

For  feTer  given  to  tlie  Son ! 
In  heav'n  more  worthy  thanks  shall  rise 
For  his  vast  love  and  sacrifice. 

HYMN  ISO.  L.  M. 

!.  VrOW  let  ns  raise  our  cheerful  strains. 
And  join  the  blissful  choir  above. 
There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns. 

And  there  they  sing  his  wondrous  love, 

2.  Jesus,  who  once  upon  the  tree 

In  agonizing  pains  expir'd, 
To  save  us  rebels,- — ^yes,  'tis  he ! 
How  bright,  how  lovely,  how  admir'd  ! 

3.  Jesus,  who  died  that  we  might  live. 

And  rise  to  his  own  heav'nly  place : 
O  what  returns  can  mortals  give 

For  such  immeasurable  grace ! 
-i.  Were  universal  nature  our's. 

And  art  Avith  all  her  boasted  store ; 
Nature  and  art,  with  all  their  pow'rs. 

Would  still  confess  the  off'rer  poor. 
S.  Yet,tho'  for  bounty  so  divine 

We  ne'er  can  equal  honoui's  raise : 
Jesus  !  may  all  our  hearts  be  thine, 

And  all  our  tongues  proclaim  thy  praise, 

HYMN  151.  c.  M. 

1.  "DEHOLD  the  bleeding  Lamb  of  God, 

The  spotless  sacrifice  ! 
By  hands  of  barb'rous  sinners  seiz'd, 
Nail'd  to  the  cross  he  dies. 

2.  Blest  Jesus,  whence  this  streaming  blood  ? 

And  whence  this  foul  disgrace  p 
Whence  all  these  pointed  thorns  tl*at  renjf 
Thy  amiable  face  I 

3.  "I  sanctify  myself,  (he  cries) 

"That  thou  raay'st  holy  be. 
"Come,  trace  my  life ;  come,  view  my  death, 
"And  learn  to  copy  me." 
i.  Dear  Lord,  we  pant  for  holiness. 
And  ev'ry  sin  we  mouTQ : 


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To  the  bright  path  of  thy  commands 

Our  wand'ring  footsteps  turn. 
5,  Not  more  sincerely  would  we  wish 

To  climb  the  heav'nly  hill. 
Than  here  Avith  all  our  utmost  pow'r 

Thy  model  to  fulfil. 

HYMN  152.  s.  M. 

1.  A  ND  shall  we  still  be  slaves, 

And  in  our  fetters  lie, 
When  summon 'd  by  a  voice  divine 
T'  assert  our  liberty  ^ 

2.  Did  the  great  Saviour  bleed, 

Our  freedom  to  obtain  ? 
And  shall  we  trample  on  his  blood, 
And  glory  in  our  chain  ? 

3.  Shall  we  go  on  to  sin, 

Because  thy  grace  abounds ; 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again 
And  open  all  his  wounds  ? 

4.  Forbid  it,  mighty  God ! 

Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said, 
That  those,  for  whom  thy  Son  has  died, 
In  vice  are  lost  and  dead. 

5.  The  man,  that  durst  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought. 
Behold  !  how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 

6.  But  sorer  vengeance  falls 

On  that  rebellious  race. 
Who  hate  to  liear  when  Jesus  calls. 
And  dare  resist  his  grace. 

HYMN  158.  L.  M. 

1.  "VrOW  be  that  sacrifice  sui'vey'd, 

AVhich  for  our  souls  the  Saviour  made, 
A\Tiile  love  to  sinners  fir'd  his  heart. 
And  conquer'd  all  the  killing  smart. 

2.  Blest  Jesus,  while  thy  grace  I  sing, 
What  grateful  tribute  shall  I  bring, 


OF  CHRIST. 


Thtit  eiutli  and  heav'n  and  all  may  s^e 
My  love  to  him,  who  died  for  me  ? 

3.  That  off' ring,  Lord,  thy  word  hath  taught ; 
Nor  be  thy  new  command  forgot. 
That,  if  their  Master's  death  ean  move, 
Thy  servants  should  each  other  love. 

L  When  on  thy  cross  I  fix  mine  eye. 
Let  ev'ry  savage  passion  die ; 
And  may  I  ever  ready  be 
To  serve,  forgive,  and  love  like  thee. 

HYMN  154.  L.  M. 

L  "VTOW  let  my  soul  with  transport  rise, 
-»-^  And  range  thro'  earth  and  mount  the  skies. 
And  view  each  various  form  of  good. 
Where  angels  hold  their  high  abode. 

'2.  Hath  not  the  bounteous  King  of  heav'n 
His  chief  belov'd  already  giv'n  ? 
And  what  shall  mercy  hold  too  good 
For  sinners  ransom'd  with  his  blood  ? 

3.  My  soul,  with  fearless  faith  embrace 
The  sacred  eov'nant  of  his  grace ; 
With  joyful  hope,  obedient,  wait 
The  issues  of  a  love  so  great 

HYMN  155.  c.  M. 

1.  XT  ARK !  'tis  our  heav'nly  Leader's  voice, 
JLl  From  the  bright  realms  above ; 
Amidst  the  war's  tumultuous  rage, 

A  voice  of  pow'r  and  love, 

2.  "  Maintain  tlie  fight,  my  faithful  band, 

"  Nor  fear  the  mortal  blow ; 
"  He,  that  in  such  a  warfare  dies, 
"  Shall  speedy  vict'ry  know. 

3.  "  I  have  my  days  of  combat  seen, 

"  And  in  the  dust  was  laid : 
"  But  now  I  sit  upon  my  throne, 
And  glory  crowns  my  head. 

4.  "This  throne,  this  glory  shall  be  your's  5 

"My  hands  the  crown  shall  give  5 


RESURRECTION  AND 


"And  vou  the  blest  reward  shall  share, 
"While  God  himself  shall  live." 

5.  Lord  !  'tis  enough ;  our  souls  are  fir'd 

With  courage  and  with  love, 
Vain  are  th'  assaults  of  earth  and  hell  j 
Our  hopes  ai'e  fix'd  above. 

6.  We'll  trace  the  footsteps  thou  hast  drawn 

To  triumph  and  renown  ; 
Nor  shun  thy  combat  and  thy  cross, 
May  we  but  share  thy  crown. 


1.  npHE  God,  who  once  to  Israel  s^oke 
J-  From  Sinai's  top  in  fire  and  smoke, 

In  gentler  strains  of  gospel  grace. 
Invites  us  now  to  seek  his  face. 

2.  He  wears  no  terrors  on  his  brow ; 
He  speaks  in  love  from  Zion  now. 
It  is  the  voice  of  Jesus'  blood, 
That  calls  us  wand'rers  back  to  God, 

3.  Hai'k  !  how  from  Calvary  it  sounds. 
From  the  Redeemer's  bleeding  wounds : 
"  Pardon  and  grace  I  freely  give.; 

Then,  siimer,  look  to  me,  and  live." 

4.  WTiat  other  arguments  can  move 

The  heart,  that  slights  a  Saviour's  love  ? 
O  may  that  heavenly  pow'r  be  felt, 
And  cause  the  stony  heart  to  melt 


RESURRECnON  A]VD  GLORY 
OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  157.  L.  M. 


1.  TTE  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies  ! 

Lo  !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around. 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies ; 
A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground. 


HYMN  156.  L.  M. 


IX. 


GLORY  OF  CHRIST. 

a.  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree: 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  man  ! 
But  lo  !  what  sudden  joys  we  see  ! 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 
S,  The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb  : 
In  vain  the  tomb  forbids  his  rise. 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 
And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

4.  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints  and  tell. 

How  high  our  great  Deliv'rer  reigns. 
Sing,  how  he  spoil 'd  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  monster,  death,  in  chains. 

5.  Say :  "  Live  for  ever,  wondrous  King ! 

"Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  ! " 
Then  ask  the  monster :  "  where's  thy  sting ! 
"And  where's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave  ? 

HYMN  158.  c.  M. 

1 .  "VTE  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord, 

A  Chase  all  your  fears  away ; 
And  bow  with  pleasure  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2.  Thus  low  the  Lord  of  life  was  brought ! 

Such  wonders  love  can  do ! 
Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay. 
Which  throbb'd  and  bled  for  you  ! 
5.  A  moment  give  a  loose  to  grief; 
Let  grateiul  sorrows  rise ; 
And  wash  the  bloody  stains  away 
With  torrents  from  your  eyes. 

4.  Then  dry  y9ur  teai*s,  and  tune  your  songs ; 

The  Saviour  lives  again  ! 
Not  all  the  bolts  and  bars  of  death 
The  Conq'ror  could  detain. 

5.  High  o'er  th'  angelick  bands  he  reai's 

His  once  dishonour'd  head ; 
And  thro'  unnumber'd  years  he  reigns, 
•    Who  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

6.  With  joy  like  his,  shall  ev'ry  saint 

His  empty  tomb  survey ; 


RESURRECTION  AND 

And  rise  with  his  ascending  Lord 
Thro'  all  his  shining  way. 


1,  r^HRIST,  the  Lord,  is  ris'n  to  day, 
^  Sons  of  men  and  angels  say. 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high  ; 
Sing,  ye  lieav'ns,  and  earth  reply. 

2.  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done ; 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won* 

.  Lo  !  our  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er. 
Lo  !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3.  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal ! 
Christ  has  burst  the  gates  of  hell. 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise ; 
Christ  has  open'd  Paradise. 

4,  Lives  again  our  glorious  King: 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting  ? 
Dying  once,  he  all  doth  save: 
Where  thy  victory,  O  grave  ? 


1.  A  XGEL,  roll  the  rock  away : 


Death,  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey, 
See,  he  rises  from  the  tomb. 
Glowing  in  immortal  bloom. 
^.  'Tis  the  Saviour !  angels  raise 
Fame's  eternal  trump  of  praise. 
Let  tlie  world's  remotest  bound 
Hear  the  joy- inspiring  sound, 

3.  Hail !  victorious  Jesus,  hail ! 
On  thy  cloud  of  glory  sail 

In  long  triimiph  through  the  sky, 
Up  to  waiting  worlds  on  high. 

4.  Heav'n  displays  her  portals  wide; 
Glorious  hero  !  thi'o'  them  ride. 
King  of  glory  !  mount  thy  throne, 
Thy  great  Father's  and  thine  own, 

5.  Hosts  of  heav'n,  seraphic  fires  ! 
Raptur'd,  sweep  your  soundifig  lyreis. 


HYMN  159.  p.  M. 


HYMN  160.  p.  M. 


Hallelujah! 


GLORY  OF  CHRIST. 
Sons  of  men  !  in  humbler  strain 
Sing  your  mighty  Saviour's  reign. 
6.  Ev'ry  note  with  wonder  swell ; 
Sin  o'erthrown,  and  captiv'd  hell ! 
Where  is  now,  O  death  !  thy  sting  ? 
NVhere  thy  terrors,  vanquish'd  King  ? 

HYMN  161.  s.  Jif. 

3 .  qEE  what  a  living  stone 
^  The  builders  did  refuse  ! 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon. 

In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 
2.  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes : 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine. 

This  day  did  Jesus  rise* 
5.  Since  he  hath  left  the  grave, 

His  promises  are  true ; 
And  each  exalted  hope  he  gave, 

Confirm'd  of  heav'n  we  view, 

4.  Hosannah  to  the  King 

Of  David's  royal  blood  I 
Bless  him,  ye  saints ;  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

5.  O  come  the  happy  hour^ 

When  all  the  world  shall  own 
Thy  Son,  O  God,  declar'd  with  pow'r, 
And  worship  at  thy  throne  ! 

6.  We  bless  thy  holy  word. 

Which  all  this  grace  displays ; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar, Lord! 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

HYMN  162.  p.  M. 

1.  VES ,  the  Redeemer  rose ; 
A  The  Saviour  left  the  dead^ 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 
High  rais'd  his  conq'ring  he£id» 

In  wild  dismay 
The  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground, 
And  sink  away. 
I* 


RESURRECTION  AND 
2.  Lo  !  the  angeliek  bands 
In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  his  high  commands. 
And  worship  at  his  feel. 

Joyful  tliey  come, 
And  wing  theii'  way 
From  realms  of  day 
To  Jesus'  tomb. 
$,  Then  back  to  heav'n  they  fly; 
The  joyful  news  to  bear. 
Hark !  as  they  soar  on  high,. 
What  music  fills  the  air  I 

Their  anthems  say : 
"Jesus,  who  bled, 
«Hath  left  the  dead; 
"  He  rose  to-day." 
4%  Ye  mortals  catch  the  sound, 
Redeem'd  by  him  from  hell ; 
And  send  the  echo  round 

The  globe  on  wbieh  you  dwell. 

With  Christ  we  rise, 
With  Cbrist  we  reign, 
And  empires  gain 
Beyond  the  skies. 

HYMN  16S.  c.  M. 

i;  .  ■jpATHER  of  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord  , 
My  Savioiu*,  and  my  Head  ! 
I  trust  in  thee,  whose  pow'rful  word 
Hath  rais'd  him  from  the  dead. 
%  Eternal  life  to  all  mankind 
Thou  hast  in  Jesus  giv'n ; 
And  all  who  seek,  thro'  him,  shall  find 

The  happiness  of  heav'n. 
Obedient  faith,  that  waits  on  thee. 

Thou  never  wilt  reprove  j 
But  thou  wilt  form  thy  Son  in  me- 
And  perfect  me  in  love. 
4.  To  thee  the  glory  of  thy  pow'r* 
And  faitbfuJness  I  give. 
I  shall  in  Christ,  at  that  glad  hour 
And  Christ  in  me  shall  live^ 


GLORY  OF  CHRIST. 


HYMN  164.  s.  M. 

1.  -nLESS'D  be  th'  eternal  God, 
JL>  The  Father  of  our  Lord ! 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  prais'd. 

His  majesty  ador'd. 

2.  From  death  he  rais'd  his  Son, 

And  call'd  him  to  the  sky ; 
And  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope. 
That  they  should  never  die. 

3.  What  though  his  will  requires, 

That  we  should  see  the  dust : 
Since  Christ  our  pledge  and  pattern,  rose. 
So  all  his  foU'wers  must. 

4.  There's  an  inheritance 

Reserved  against  that  day ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefiPd, 
And  cannot  fade  away. 

HYMN  166.  L.  M. 

1.  TTOSANNAH  !  let  us  join  to  sing, 

The  glories  of  our  rising  King ; 
Recount  his  victories,  and  tell. 
How  Jesus  triumph 'd  when  he  fell. 

2.  Soon  as  the  morning's  earliest  ray 
Brings  on  the  third,  tli'  appointed  da} 
Behold  the  angel  cleave  the  skies, 
Roll  back  the  stone,  and  Jesus  rise, 

3.  Ye  tx'ibes  of  Adam,  i^aise  the  song, 
And  bid  angelick  harps  prolong 
The  triumphs  of  that  day  of  grace. 
Which  seal'd  salvation  to  our  race. 

■I,  Salvation !  joy-inspiring  theme  ! 
Best  gift  of  him  who  reigns  supreme ; 
Sweet  balm  of  ev'iy  human  woe. 
And  source  of  boundless  joy  belo  w. 

5.  Salvation  !  sons  of  men  record 
The  glories  of  your  rising  Lord. 
The  triumphs  of  the  Saviour  tell, 
WTio  died,  and  conquer 'd  when  he  felL 


m  RESURRECTION  AND 

HYMN  166.  L.  M. 

1.  TJ  EJOICE,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high  j 

Behold  the  King  of  glory  nigh ! 
Who  can  this  King  of  glory  be  ? 
The  mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour's  he. 

2.  Ye  heav'nly  gates,  your  leaves  display. 
To  make  tfie  Lord,  the  Saviour,  way. 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell, 
The  Conq'ror  comes,  with  God  to  dwell. 

3.  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  goes  before. 
He  opens  heav'n's  eternal  door. 

To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode. 
Near  theii'  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

HYMN  167.  CM. 

1.  TN  r^iptures  let  our  hearts  ascend. 

Our  heav'nly  seats  to  view, 
And  grateful  trace  that  shining  path 
Our  rising  Saviour  drew, 

2.  "  Up  to  my  Father  and  my  God, 

"I  go (the  Conq'ror  cries) 
"  Up  to  your  Father  and  your  God, 
"  My  brethren,  lift  your  eyes." 

3.  And  doth  the  Lord  of  glory  c^l 

Such  worms  his  brethren  dear  ? 
And  doth  he  point  to  heav'n's  high  throne. 
And  shew  oui'  Father  there  ? 

4.  And  doth  he  teach  my  feeble  tongue 

That  tuneM  sound,  "  my  God 
And  breathe  his  spirit  on  my  heart 
To  shed  his  grace  abroad  ? 

5.  O  world,  produce  a  good  like  this. 

And  thou  shalt  have  my  love, 
'Till  then,  my  Father  claims  it  all. 
And  Christ  who  dwells  above. 

HYMN  168.  c.  31. 

1.  T>EACE,  all  ye  sorrows  of  the  heart. 
And  all  my  tears  be  dry : 
That  Christian's  courage  ne'er  can  sink. 
Who  views  his  Lord  on  high. 


GLORY  OF  CHRIST.  101 

2,  "I  live  for  ever,  (Jesus  saith) 

And  you  with  me  shall  live ; 
Receive  with  pleasure  ev'ry  pledge 
My  pow'r  and  love  can  give. 

3.  "Fair  mansions  in  my  Father's  hou^e 

For  all  his  children  wait ; 
And  I,  your  elder  brother,  go 
To  open  wide  the  gate. 

4i.  "  United  in  eternal  love, 

My  foU'wers  shall  remain ; 
And  with  rejoicing  hearts  shall  share 
The  honoui's  of  my  reign." 
5.  Yes,  Lord,  thy  gracious  words  we  hearj 
And  cordial  joys  they  bring. 
Frail  nature  may  extort  a  groan, 
But  faith  thy  name  shall  sing. 

HYMN  169.  r.  m. 

1,  TESUS,  our  triumphant  Head, 
Ris'n  victorious  from  the  dead. 

To  the  realms  of  glory's  gone, 

To  ascend  his  rightful  throne. 
3.  Cherubs  on  the  Conq'ror  gaze. 

Seraphs  glow  with  brighter  blaze  $ 

Each  bright  order  of  the  sky 

Hails  him,  as  he  passes  by. 

3.  Heav'n  its  King  congratulates. 
Opens  wide  her  golden  gates. 
Angels  songs  of  vict'ry  bring ; 
All  the  blissful  regions  ring. 

4.  Sinners,  join  tiie  heav'nly  pow'rs; 
For  redemption  all  is  ours. 
Humble  penitents  shall  prove 
Blood-bought  pardon,  dying  love. 

5.  Hail,  thou  dear,  thou  worthy  Lord  ! 
Holy  Lamb  !  incarnate  word ! 
Hail,  thou  sufF'ring  Son  of  God ! 
Take  the  trophies  of  thy  blood. 

12 


RESURRECTION  AND 


HYMN  170.  c.  M. 


1.  ^T^HE  Lord  of  life,  with  glory  crown'd 
J-  On  heav'ns  exalted  throne, 
Forgets  not  those,  for  whom  on  earth 
He  heav'd  his  dying  gi'oan. 
3,  His  greatness  now  no  tongue  of  man 
Or  seraph  bright  can  tell : 
Yet  still  the  chief  of  all  his  joys, 
That  souls  are  sav'd  from  hell. 

3.  For  this  he  taught,  and  toil'd,  and  bled ; 

For  this  his  life  was  giv'n ; 
For  this  he  fought,  and  vanqulsh'd  death ; 
For  this  he  reigns  in  heav'n. 

4,  Join,  all  ye  saints  beneath  the  sky. 

Your  grateful  praise  to  give ; 
Sing  loud  hosannahs  to  his  name, 
With  wl^om  you  too  shall  live. 


1.  "^STl^HERE  high  the  heav'nly  temple  stands 
^  »  The  house  of  God  not  made  with  hands 

A  great  Highpriest  our  nature  wears, 

The  guardian  of  our  souls  appears. 
52.  His  race  for  ever  is  complete. 

For  ever  undisturb'd  his  seat; 

Myriads  of  angels  round  him  fly. 

And  sing  his  well-gain'd  victory, 

3.  The  Saviour  and  the  Friend  of  man 
Pursues  in  heav'n  his  gracious  plan ; 
And,  though  ascended  up  on  high, 
He  bends  on  earth  a  brothcr^s  eye. 

4.  Kaise,  raise,  my  soul,  thy  raptur'd  sight, 
With  sacred  wonder  and  delight; 

At  God's  right  hand  thy  Saviour  see, 
Enter'd  within  tlie  veil  for  thee. 
§,  With  filial  boldness,  at  the  throne, 
Make  all  thy  cares  and  soitows  known  5 
And  ask  the  aids  of  heav'nly  pow  'r, 
'Jo  help  thee  in  (he  evil  hour. 


HYMN  171.  L.  M. 


GLORY  OF  CHRIST, 

HYMN  172.  p.  M. 

1, 13  EJOICE,  the  Lord  is  King ; 
-IV  Your  God  and  King  adore. 
Mortals,  give  thanks  and  sing, 

And  triumph  evermore  ! 
Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

2.  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns ; 

He  reigns  in  truth  and  love. 
When  he  had  wash'd  our  stains. 

He  took  his  seat  above. 
Lift  up  your  hearts  &c. 

3.  His  kingdom  cannot  fail ; 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heav'n  5 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  giv'n. 
Lift  up  &C. 

4.  He  all  his  foes  shall  quell. 

Shall  all  our  sins  destroy ; 
And  ev'ry  bosom  swell 

With  pure  seraphic  joy. 
Lift  up  &c. 

5.  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope : 

Jesus,  the  Judge,  shall  come , 
And  take  his  servants  up 

To  their  eternal  home. 
We  soon  shall  hear  th'  archangel's  voice 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound,  rejoice  i 

HYMN  17S.  c.  M. 

1.  f  \  the  delights,  the  heav'niy  joys, 
^  The  glories  of  the  place, 

Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 
Of  his  o'erflowing  grace  ! 

2.  Princes  to  his  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down ; 
Dominions,  thrones,  and  pow'rs  rejoice. 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

3.  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise, 

Thro'  ev'ry  heav'niy  street ; 


RESURRECTION  AND  GI.ORY  &c. 

And  lay  their  highest  honours  down, 
Submissive,  at  his  feet. 

4.  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains. 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honours  sing ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

5.  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain. 

Be  endless  blessings  paid  5 
Salvation,  gloiy,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head  ! 

6.  Thou  hast  redeem'd  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  pris'ners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

HYMN  174.  p.  M. 

1.  T  O  !  he  comes,  from  heav'n  descending, 
-Li  Sent  to  judge  both  quick  and  dead. 
'Midst  ten  thousand  saints  and  angels. 

See  our  great  exalted  Head. 

Hallelujah  I 
Welcome,  welcome,  Son  of  God ! 

2.  Full  of  awful  expectation. 

All  before  the  Judge  appear. 
Truth  and  justice  go  before  him ; 

Now  t^e  joyful  sentence  hear. 

Hallelujah  .» 
Welcome,  welcome.  Judge  divine  ! 

3.  "Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father; 

Enter  into  life  and  joy. 
Banish  all  your  fear  and  sorrow ; 

Endless  praise  be  your  employ." 

Hallelujah  I 
Welcome,  welcome  to  the  skies  ! 

4.  Now  at  once  they  rise  to  glojy  ; 

Jesus  brings  them  to  the  King. 
There,  with  all  the  hosts  of  heaven. 

They  eternal  anthems  sing. 

HallelojaU 
Boundless  glory  to  the  Lamb  ! 


KINGDOM  AND  CHURCH  &c.  10 

X. 

KINGDOM  AND  CHURCH 
OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  176.  L.  M. 

Effusion  of  the  Spirit  on  the  day  of  Pentecost, 
1.  /^REAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
When  the  divine  disciples  met ; 

While  on  their  heads  the  spirit  came, 

And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 
%  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave ! 

And  pow'r  to  kill,  and  pow'r  to  save  ! 

Fumish*d  their  tongues  with  wondrous  words j 

Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 
S.  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude. 

Were  by  these  heav'nly  arms  subdu'd. 

The  heathens  saw  thy  glory.  Lord ! 

And,  wond'rmg,  bless'd  thy  gracious  word. 
4,  Come  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour. 

When  all  shall  feel  thy  saving  pow'r, 

And  the  whole  race  oi  man  confess 

The  beauty  of  thy  holiness  ! 

HYMN  176.  s.  M, 

1.  ly/TAKER,  and  sovereign  Lord 

Of  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  seas  .' 
Thy  providence  confirms  thy  woi'd, 
And  answers  thy  decrees. 
%  Why  did  the  Gentiles  rage, 
And  Jews,  with  one  accord. 
Bend  all  their  counsels  to  destroy 
Th'  anointed  of  the  Lord  ? 
3.  Rulers  and  kings  agree 
To  form  a  vain  design ; 
Against  the  Lord  their  powVs  unite. 

Against  his  Christ  they  join. 
The  Lor4  derides  their  rage, 
And  will  support  his  throne. 


KINGDOM  AND  CHURCH 

He,  that  hath  rais'd  him  from  tlio  dead. 
Hath  o\^n'd  him  for  his  Son. 
5.  He  asks,  and  God  hestows 
A  large  inheritance. 
Far  as  the  earth's  remotest  ends, 
V      His  kingdom  shall  advance. 

HYMN  177.  L.  M. 

1.  TESUS  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 
*'  Does  his  successive  journies  run ; 

His  Kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2.  People  and  realms  of  ev'ry  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  grateful  song ; 
And  with  united  hearts  proclaim, 
That  grace  and  truth  by  Jesus  came. 

3.  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns ; 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  lose  his  chains ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  waiU  are  blest, 

4.  Where  he  displays  his  healing  pow'r. 
The  sting  of  death  is  known  no  more. 
In  him  the  sons  of  Adam  boast 
More  blessings,  than  their  father  lost, 

HYMN  178  L.  M, 

1.  npHUS  God,  th'  eternal  Father,  spake 

-■-  To  Christ  his  Son :  "Ascend  and  sit 
"  At  my  right  hand,  'till  I  shall  make 
"  Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 

2.  "  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed ; 

"Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 
"  Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed, 
"And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

3.  "That  day  shall  show  thy  pow'r  is  great, 

"  When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds, 
"  And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple  gate, 
"  Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines.'"* 

4.  O  blessed  pow'r !  O  glorious  day ! 

Wh»t  a  large  vict'ry  shall  ensue ! 


OF  CHRIST. 

And  converts,  who  thy  grace  obey. 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew. 

HYMN  179.  L.  M. 

1.  RE  AT  God  !  whose  universal  sway 

The  known  and  unknown  w  orlds  obey  ; 
Extend  the  kingdom  of  thy  Son, 
'Till  ev'ry  land  his  laws  shall  own. 

2.  They  form  to  righteousness  the  mind. 
To  all  that's  candid,  gentle,  kind ; 
Inspire  with  love  the  human  breast. 
And  stormy  passions  sooth  to  rest. 

3.  As  gentle  rain  on  parching  ground. 
His  gospel  sheds  its  influence  round ; 
Its  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils. 
Like  heav'nly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

4.  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  darkness  and  of  death, 
Revive  at  its  first  dawning  light. 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

5.  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Dress'd  in  tlie  robes  of  joy  and  praise ; 
Peace,  like  a  river,  from  his  throne. 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

HYMN  180.  c.  M. 

1.  f^REAT  God  !  the  nations  of  the  e^rth 

Are  by  creation  tjiine ; 
And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld. 
Thy  radiant  glories  shine. 

2.  But,  Lord,  thy  greater  love  has  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind, 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasur'd  in  thy  mind. 

3.  Lord  !  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
'Till  ev'ry  tribe,  and  ev'ry  soul 
Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound  ? 

4.  O  when  shall  Afric's  sable  sons 

Enjoy  the  heav'nly  word, 
And  vassals  long-en slav'd  become 
The  freemen  of  the  Lord  ? 


308  KINGDOM  AND  CHURCH 

5.  When  shall  th'  untutor*d  heathen  tribes, 

A  dark  bewilder'd  race, 
Sit  down  at  our  Immanuel's  feet, 
And  learn  and  feel  his  grace  ? 

6.  Haste,  sov'reign  mercy,  and  transform 

Then*  cruelty  to  love ; 
Soften  the  tiger  to  a  lamb. 
The  vulture  to  a  dove. 

7.  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  divine  attempt 

To  spread  the  gospel's  rays ; 
And  build  on  sin's  demolish'd  throne. 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 

HYMN  181.  s.  M, 

1.  rj.REAT  God  !  arise  and  shine, 
VT  With  beams  of  heav'nly  light ; 
From  this  dark  world  of  sin  dispel 

The  long  and  doleful  night. 

2.  No  more  may  idols  share 

The  honours  due  to  thee : 
May  ev'ry  nation  know  thy  name. 
And  thy  salvation  see. 

3.  No  more  may  malice  dare 

To  lift  her  iron  rod ; 
No  longer  shed  the  blood  of  saints. 
And  plead  a  zeal  for  God. 

4.  With  its  own  native  light. 

Lord,  may  thy  gospel  shine : 
May  error  fly  like  noxious  mists 
Before  this  light  divine. 

5.  Whilst  truth  her  charms  reveals. 

May  love  each  breast  insph'e ; 
Nor  one  base  passion  ever  mix. 
To  quench  this  sacred  fire. 

HYMN  182.  p.  M, 

Isaiah  Ix.  1. 
1.  f  \  Zion,  tune  thy  voice, 

And  raise  thy  hands  on  high ; 
Tell  all  the  earth  thy  joys. 
And  boast  salvation  nigh. 


OP  CHRtST. 
Cheeiful  in  God^ 
Arise  aad  shine, 
While  rays  divine 
Stream  all  abroad. 
5.  He  gUds  thy  mourning  f^oe 

With  beams  that  cannot  fade| 
His  all-resplendent  grace 
He  sheds  upon  thy  head^ 

The  nations  round 
Thy  form  shall  vie-vr. 
With  lustre  new 

Divinely  crown'd, 
honour  to  his  name. 
Reflect  that  sacred  light ; 
And  loud  that  grace  proclaim, 
Which  makes  thy  darkness  bri|*ht. 

Pursue  his  praise, 
'Till  sovereign  love 
In  worlds  above 
The  glory  raise. 
4.  There  on  his  holy  hill, 
A  brighter  sun  shall  rise, 
And  wim  his  radiance  fill 
Those  fairer,  purer  skies  % 
While  round  his  throne 
Ten  thousand  stars 
In  nobler  spheres 
His  influence  own. 

HYMN  188.  p.  M. 

Isaiah  xli.  IS,  19. 
1.  A  MAZING,  beauteous  change  ! 
A  world  created  new  ! 
Our  thoughts  with  trahsport  range, 
The  lovely  scene  to  view- 
In  all  we  trace. 
Father  divine, 
The  work  is  thine ; 
Be  thine  the  praise  ! 
2»  See  crystal  fountains  play 
Amidst  the  burnins:  sands ' 


KINGDOM  AND  CHURCH 
The  river's  winding  way 

Shines  through  the  thirsty  lands  I 

New  grass  is  seen, 
And  o'er  the  meads 
Its  carpet  spreads 
Of  living  green. 

3.  Where  pointed  brambles  greWy 

Entwin'd  with  horrid  thorn. 
Gay  flow'rs,  for  ever  new, 
Th'  enamell'd  fields  adorn. 

The  blushing  rose. 
And  lily  there. 
In  union  fair 

Their  sweets  disclose. 

4.  Where  the  bleafc  mountain  stood> 

All  bare  and  disarray'd. 
See  the  wide-branching  wood. 
Diffuse  its  grateful  shade  ! 

Tall  cedars  nod, 
And  oaks  and  pinesj 
And  elms  and  vines 
Confess  the  God. 

5.  The  tjT^ttts  of  the  plain 

Their  savage  chase  give  o'er ; 
No  more  they  rend  the  slain, 
And  thirst  for  blood  no  more 

But  infant  hands 
Fierce  tigers  stroke,. 
And  lions  yoke 

In  fiow'ry  bands. 

6.  O  when,  almighty  Lord, 

Shall  these  glad  scenes  arise, 
To  verify  thy  word. 
And  bless  our  wond'ring  eyes  ? 

That  earth  may  raise, 
With  all  her  tongues, 
United  songs 

Of  ardent  praise. 


THE  INFLUENCE  OF  &c.  Ill 

XI. 

THE  INFLUENCE  OF  GOD'S 
HOLY  SPIRIT. 

HYMN  184  L.  M. 

1.  f^OME,  gracious  Spirit,  heav'nly  dove, 
^  With  light  and  comfort  from  above. 
Be  thou  our  guardian,  thou  our  guide ; 
O'er  ev  'ry  thought  and  step  preside. 

2.  Conduct  us  safe,  cT3nduct  us  far 
J'roih  ev'ry  sin  and  hurtful  snare ; 
Lead  to  thy  word  that  rules  must  give, 
And  teach  us  lessons  how  to  live. 

3.  The  light  of  truth  to  us  display, 
That  we  may  know  and  love  tKy  way  5 
Plant  holy  fear  in  ev^ty  heart, 

That  we  from  thee  may  ne'er  depart. 

4.  Lead  us  to  righteousness,  the  road 
That  we  must  take,  to  dwell  with  God; 
Lead  us  to  heav'n,  the  seat  of  bliss, 
Where  ^pleasure  in  perfection  is^ 

HYMN  185  c.  M. 

1.  /~10ME,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  dove, 
^  With  all  thy  quick 'niug  pow'rs ; 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 
a.  See,  how  we  grovel  here  below, 
Fond  of  these  earthly  toys  ! 
Our  souls,  how  heavily  they  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys  ! 
3-  Dear  Lord !  and  shall  we  always  live 
At  this  poor,  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  cold,  so  faint  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 
4.  Come,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  pow'rs. 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love. 
And  that  shall  kindle  oar's. 


THE  INFLIIBNCE  OF 
HYMN  186.  s.  M. 

1.  rpHINE  influence,  Lord!  is  felt 
-■-  TJiTough  nature's  ample  round. 
In  heav'n,  on  earth,  thro'  air  and  skies ^ 
Thine  energy  is  found. 
i2.  Let  others,  swell'd  with  pride, 
Of  wisdom  make  their  boasts : 
Our  wisdom  and  our  strength  must  come 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
3,.  Father  !  thy  Spirit  grant. 

To  guide'  our  doubtful  way. 
Thy  truth  shall  seatter  ev'ry  cloud. 
And  make  a  glorious  day. 
4.  Supported  by  thy  grace. 

We'll  do  and  bear  thy  will* 
That  grace  shall  make  each  burden  lights 
And  ev'ry  murmur  still. 
^,  Cheer 'd  by  thy  smiles,  we'll  tread 
The  gloomy  path  of  death  ; 
And,  with  the  hope  of  endless  bliss. 
Resign  to  thee  our  breath. 

HYMN  187  p.  w. 

1.  "VTARK  the  soft-falling  snow 
-i-^A  And  the  descending  rain  ^ 
To  heav'n,  from  whence  it  fellj^ 
It  turns  not  back  again ; 

But  waters  earth 
Through  ev'ry  pore. 
And  calls  forth  all 
Her  secret  store. 
3.  Array'd  in  beauteous  green. 
The  hills  and  valleys  shine ; 
And  man  and  beast  are  fed 
Byprovidence  divine. 

Tne  harvest  bows 
Its  golden  ears, 
The  copious  seed 
Of  future  yearsJ 


GOD'S  HOLY/SPIRrr. 


US 


3.  "Sp,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
tc  jyjy  gospel  shall  descend, 
"  Almighty  to  effect 
*'The  purpose  I  intend. 

"  Millions  of  souls 
"Shall  feel  its  pow'r, 
"  And  bear  it  down 
To  millions  more." 


1.  npO  God  the  only  wise, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  Kin^, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skiea 
Theii"  humble  praises  bring. 
%  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care, 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death , 
And  ev'ry  hurtful  snare. 

3.  He  will  present  our  souls 

Unblemish'd  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face. 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4.  Then  all  his  faithful  sons 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne. 
Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 
And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5.  To  our  Redeemer,  God, 

Wisdom  and  pow'r  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty. 
And  everlasting  songs. 


HoAv  little  art  thou  known 
By  all  the  judgments  of  thy  rod, 
And  blessings  of  thy  throne  ! 
2.  How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love  ! 
How  negligent  my  fear  ! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above  ? 
How  few  affections  thete ! 


HYMN  188.  s.  M, 


K  3 


THE  WPLUENCB  OF 
I  Great  God !  thy  gracious  aid  impart^ 
To  give  thy  word  success. 
Write  thy  salvation  in  my  heart, 
That  I  may  learn  thy  grace. 
4.  Shew  m^y  forgetful  feet  the  way 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high. 
There  knowledge  grows  without  decay 
And  love  shall  never  die. 

HYMN  190.  C  M. 

1.  "pOR  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
^  My  Saviour  and  my  shield ! 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word. 
To  arm  me  for  the  field. 
3.  When  all  my  foes  their  force  unitiB, 
He  makes  my  soul  his  care ; 
Instructs  me  in  the  heav'aly  fight. 
And  guards  me  thro'  the  war. 
3.  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine 
My  fainting  hope  shall  raise. 
He  makes  the  glorious  victVy  mine. 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise, 

HYMN  191.  c.  M. 

1.  A  RE  not  thy  mercies  sov'reign  still. 
And  thou  a  faithful  God  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  gi^ant  me  wai^mer  zeal^ 
To  run  the  heav'nly  road  ? 
2. 1  nCed  the  influence  of  thy  grace. 
To  speed  me  in  thy  way ; 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my  race. 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 

3,  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love. 

And  long  to  see  thy  face  ? 
And  yet  how  slow  ray  spu'its  move, 
Without  enlivening  grac^ ! 

4.  Then  shall  J  love  thy  gospel  more, 

And  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
^V^hen  I  have  felt  its  quick'ning  powV^ 
Tq  draw  n^e  near  the  hiord* , 


GOD'S  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

HYMN  192.  p.  M. 

t  INTERNAL  Spirit,  source  of  light^t 
J-^  Enliv'ning,  consecrating  fire, 
Descend,  and  with  celestial  heat, 

Our  dull,  our  fro2;en  hearts  inspire  3 
Our  souls  refine,  our  dross  consume ! 
Come,  condescending  Spirit,  come  ! 

2.  In  our  cold  breasts  O  strike  a  spark 

Of  that  pure  flame  which  seraphs  feel ;  • 
^for  let  us  wander  in  the  dark. 

Or  lie  benumb 'd  and  stupid  still. 
Come,  vivifying  Spirit,  come  ! 
And  make  our  hearts  thy  constant  homr. 

3.  Let  pure  devotion's  fervours  rise  I 

Let  ev'ry  pious  passion  glow ! 
O  let  the  raptures  of  the  skies 

Kindle  in  our  cold  hearts  below. 
Come,  purifying  Spirit,  come. 
And  make  our  souls  thy  constant  home  J 

HYMN  198.  s.  M. 

1.  /^OD,  who  is  just  and  kind. 

Will  those  who  err  instruct. 
And  to  the  paths  of  righteousntfss 
Their  wand'ring  steps  conduct. 

2.  The  humble  soul  he  guides. 

Teaches  the  meek  his  way  ; 
Kindness  and  truth  he  shows  to  all. 
Who  him  in  truth  obey. 

3.  Give  me  the  tender  heart, 

That  mixes  fear  with  love  ; 
And  lead  me  thro'  whatever  path 
Thy  wisdom  shall  approve, 

4.  0  ever  keep  my  soul 

From  error,  shame,  and  guilt ; 
jSfor  suffer  the  fair  hope  to  fail, 
Which  on  thy  truth  is  built 

HYMN  194.  L.  M. 

4,T>RAISE  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  mightf 
^  With  uncreated  glorias  bright ! 


rm  INFLUENCE  OF 

His  presence  gilds  the  worlds  above, 
Th'  unchanging  source  of  life  and  lore, 

2.  "Let  there  be  light,"  Jehovah  said ; 
And  light  o'er  all  the  earth  was  spread. 
Nature  airay'd  in  charms  unknown, 
Gay  with  its  new-born  lustre,  shone. 

3.  He  sees  the  mind,  when  lost  it  lies 
In  shades  of  ignorance  and  vice ; 
And  darts  from  heav'n  a  vivid  ray, 
And  changes  midnight  into  day. 

4.  Shine,  mighty  God,  with  vigoui'  shine 
On  this  benighted  heart  of  mine ; 
There  be  thy  brighter  beams  reveal'd, 
As  in  the  Saviour's  face  beheld. 

5.  Thine  ima^^e,  on  my  soul  impress'd. 
In  radiant  lines  shall  stand  confess'd ; 
While  all  my  faculties  unite 

To  jjraise  the  Lord  who  gives  me  light. 

HYMN  195.  L.  M. 

1.  OURE  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh, 
^  'Tis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart ; 
Else  would  my  hope  for  ever  die. 

And  ev'ry  cheering  ray  depart. 

2.  When  some  kind  promise  glads  my  soulj 

Do  I  not  find  his  healing  voice 
The  tempest  of  my  fears  control, 
■  And  bid  my  drooping  pow'rs  rejoice  ? 

3.  What  less  than  thine  almighty  word 

Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust. 
And  bid  me  cleave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  life,  my  treasm'e,  and  my  trust  ? 

4.  And  Avhen  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 

"I  love  my  God  and  taste  his  gi'ace 
Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray, 

Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace 

5.  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart 

For  ever  dwell,  O  God  of  love ; 
And  light  and  heav'nly  peace  impart. 
Sweet  earnest  of  the  joys  above. 


GOD'S  HOLY  SPIRIT. 
HYMN  196.  L.  M. 

1.  A  MIDST  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears, 
-Cx  A  world  of  cares,  and  toils,  and  tears, 
Where  foes  alarm,  and  dangers  thi'eat. 
And  pleasures  kill,  and  glories  cheat : 

2.  Send  down,  O  Lord !  a  heav'nly  ray 
To  guide  me  in  the  doubtful  way; 
And  o'er  me  hold  thy  shield  of  powV, 
To  guard  me  in  the  dang'rous  hour. 

3.  Teach  me  the  flatt'ring  paths  to  shun. 
In  which  the  thoughtless  many  run. 
Who  for  a  shade  the  substance  miss. 
And  grasp  their  ruin  in  their  bliss. 

4.  May  never  pleasure,  wealth,  or  pride. 
Allure  my  wand 'ring  soul  aside  5 

But  thro'  this  maze  of  mortal  ill. 
Safe  lead  me  to  thy  heav'nly  hill. 

HYMN  197.  L.  M. 

1.  qpEACH  me,  O  teach  me,  Lord !  thy  way 
A  That,  to  my  life's  remotest  day. 

By  thy  unerring  precepts  led. 

My  feet  thy  heav'nly  paths  may  tread, 

2,  Inform 'd  by  thee,  with  sacred  awe 
My  heart  shall  meditate  thy  law ; 
And,  with  celestial  wisdom  fiU'd, 
To  thee  a  pure  obedience  yield. 

5.  Give  me  to  know  thy  will  aright. 
Thy  will,  my  glory  and  delight ; 
That,  rais'd  above  the  world,  my  miiKl 
In  thee  its  highest  good  may  find. 

4,  O  turn  from  vanity  mine  eye ; 

To  me  thy  quick'ning  strength  supply ; 
And  with  thy  promis'd  mercy  cheer 
A  heart  devoted  to  thy  fear.  " 

HYMN  198.  c.  M. 

1,  r\  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways^ 
^  To  keep  his  statutes  still  I 
O  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace^ 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 


lis  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

2.  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word. 

And  make  my  heart  sincere ; 
Let  sill  have  no  dominion.  Lord, 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

3.  Assist  my  soul,  too  apt  to  stray, 

A  stricter  watch  to  keep ; 
And,  should  I  e'er  foi'get  thy  way, 
Restore  thy  wand'ring  sheep. 

4.  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands ; 

'Tis  a  delightful  road  : 
Js  or  let  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands. 
Offend  against  my  God. 


XII. 

THE  SCRIPTURES. 
HYMN  199.  s.  M. 

1.  T>EHOLD  !  the  morning  sun 

Begins  his  glorious  way : 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run. 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2.  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs., 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3.  How  perfect  is  thy  word  ! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just ! 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  men  securely  ti'ust. 

4.  My  gracious  God  !  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  giv'n ! 
O  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  tlie  path  to  heav'n  ! 

HYMN  200.  p.  M. 

1.  T  love  the  volumes  of  thy  word: 

J'  What  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 
To  souls  benighted  and  distrest  J 


TME  SCRIPTURES. 


119 


Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way ; 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray ; 
Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest. 

2.  From  the  discov'ries  of  thy  law. 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  I  draw ; 

These  are  my  study  and  delight : 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste. 
Nor  gold  that  hath  the  furnace  past 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 

3.  Thy  threat 'nings  wake  my  slumb'ring  eyes. 
And  warn  me  where  my  danger  lies ; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  clean. 
Converts  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin. 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 

4.  Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts  ? 
My  God !  forgive  my  secret  faults, 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain. 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise. 
That  I  have  read  thy  book  of  grace 

And  book  of  nature  not  in  vain. 

HYMN  201.  s.  M. 

1.  TIEHOLD  !  the  lofty  sky 

Declares  its  Maker  God  ; 
And  all  his  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  pow'r  abroad. 

2.  The  darkness  and  the  light 

Still  keep  their  course  the  same  ; 
While  night  to  day  and  day  to  night. 
Divinely  teach  his  name. 

3.  Ye  Christian  lands  rejoice ; 

Here  he  reveals  his  word : 
We  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice, 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

4.  His  statutes  and  commands 

Are  set  before  our  eyes ; 
He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hands. 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 

5.  His  laws  are  just  and  pure, 

His  truth  without  deceit. 


120  THE  SCRIPTURES. 

His  promises  for  ever  sure, 

And  his  rewards  are  great. 
6.  While  of  thy  works  I  sing, 

Thy  glory  to  proclaim ; 
Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 

In  my  Redeemer's  name, 

HYMN  202.  c.  m. 

1.  T  ET  all  the  heathen  writers  join. 

To  form  one  perfect  book : 
Great  God !  if  once  compar'd  with  thine; 
How  mean  their  writings  look ! 

2.  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  shew  one  sm  forgiv'n, 
^or  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave: 

But  thine  conduct  to  heav'n. 
S»  Lord,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice^ 

My  lasting  heritage ; 
There  shall  my  noblest  pow'rs  rejoiee, 

My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 
4. 1*11  read  the  hist'ries  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight. 
While  through  thy  promises  I  rove 

With  ever  fresh  delight. 
,1.  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise, 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown. 

And  hidden  glory  lies. 

HYMN  203.  c.  m. 

t.  T  ET  av'rice  borne  from  shore  to  shore, 
-L^  Her  fav'rite  God  pursue : 
Thy  word,  O  Lord,  we  value  more 
Than  India  or  Peru. 

3.  Here  mines  of  knowledge,  love,  and  joy, 

Are  open'd  to  our  sight ; 
The  pm'cst  gold  without  alloy, 
■   And  gems  divinely  bright. 
^.  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace 
These  sacred  leaves  unfold ; 


THE  SCRIPTURES. 

And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 

Onr  raptur'd  eyes  behold. 
Here  light  descending  from  above. 

Directs  our  doubtful  feet ; 
Here  promises  of  heav'nly  love 

Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

5.  Our  num'rous  griefs  are  here  redrest. 

And  all  our  wants  supplied : 
Nought  we  can  ask  to  make  us  blest 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 

6.  For  these  inestimable  gains. 

That  so  enrich  the  mind, 
O  may  we  search  with  eager  pains^ 
Assured  that  we  shall  find  I 

HYMN  204  m. 

1.  l^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
What  endless  glory  shines  ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  ador'd 

For  these  celestial  lines. 
Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find ; 
Riches,  above  what  earth  can  grant. 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

o.  Here  the  fair  ti'ee  of  knowledge  grows. 

And  yields  a  free  repast ; 
Siiblimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 

Invite  tlie  longing  taste. 
\.  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heav'nly  peace  around ; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 

Attend  the  blissful  sound. 
O  may  these  heav'nly  pages  be 

My  ever  dear  delight ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see. 

And  still  increasing  light ! 
ft.  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord  ! 

Be  thou  for  ever  near ; 
T^atth  me  to  love  tJiy  sacred  wot(I., 

And  view  my  Saviour  there. 


122 


THE  SCRIPTURES, 


HYMN  205.  L.  M. 

1.  "pAR  hence,  each  superstition  vain, 
^   Wild  offspring  of  the  human  brain  ! 
The  truths,  that  fill  thy  hallow'd  page, 

My  happier  choice,  great  God  !  engage. 

2.  O  ever  faithful  to  thy  word. 

Do  thou  thy  vital  strength  afford ; 
Thy  help  impart,  eternal  Sire  ! 

Nor  let  my  hope  in  shame  expire. 
S.  Sustain'd  by  thy  almighty  aid, 

What  danger  shall  my  soul  invade  ' 
Nop  error's  cloud,  nor  arts  of  sin 

My  soul  from  thy  obedience  win. 

HYMN  206.  c.  m. 

1.  TTOW  precious  is  tl\e  hook  divine, 
-■-1.  By  inspiration  giv'n  ! 

Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine. 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heav'n. 

2.  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 
Xiife,  light,  and  joy,  it  still  imparts", 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3.  This  lamp,  tlirou^h  all  the  tediou?  n'v^h^. 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way, 
'Till  we  behold  a  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day* 

HYMN  207.  c.  M. 

K  VITHAT  glory  gilds  the  sacred  pa»^, 
▼  ▼    Majestic  like  the  smi ! 
It  gives  a  light  to  ev'ry  age ; 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none, 

2.  The  hand,  that  c^ave  it,  still  suppiier 

His  gracious  light  and  heat. 
His  truths  upon  the  nations  v'l^c : 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3.  -  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thuu- 

Ff)t'  snch  a  bright  disjsijiy. 


THE  SCRIPTURES. 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shiiie 
With  beams  of  heav'nly  day. 

4.  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  paths  of  trutli  and  love, 
^ill  glory  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

HYMN  208.  c.  M. 

1.  T  ADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears 
J-^  I      to  thee,  my  Lord  ; 

And  not  a  ray  of  hope  appears. 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

2,  The  volume  of  rriy  Father's  grac6 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage ; 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face 
Almost  in  ev'ry  page. 

5.  This  is  the  field,  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown ; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise, 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 

4.  This  is  the  Judge,  that  ends  the  strife, 

Wliere  wit  and  reason  fail ; 
My  guide. to  everlasting  life. 
Through  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

5.  O  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God  ' 

My  roving  feet  command  ; 
Nor  I  forsake  the  happy  road. 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand  I 

HYMN  209.  L.  M. 

1.  OD,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son 

Makes  his  eternal  counsels  knowa : 
'Tis  here  his  richest  mercy  shines. 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2.  W^jsdom  its  dictates  here  imparts. 

To  form  our  minds,  to  cheer  our  hearts ; 
Its  influence  makes  the  sinner  live. 
It  bids  the  drooping  saint  revive. 
[\  Our  raging  passions  it  controls, 
And  comfort  yields  to  contrite  souls  *, 


m  SUPPLICATION  FOR  THE 

It  brings  a  better  ^vorid  in  view, 
And  gttides  us  all  our  journey  through. 
4.  May  this  blest  volume  ever  lie 

Close  to  my  heart,  and  near  my  eye ; 
'Till  life's  last  hour  my  soul  engage, 
And  be  my  chosen  heritage  ! 

HYMN  210.  L.  M. 

1.  'npWAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 

J-  The  ancient  prophets  ^poke  his  word  j 
His  spirit  did  their  tongues  inspire. 
And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heav'nly  fu'e. 

2.  The  works  and  wonders,  which  they  v/rought. 
Confirm 'd  the  messages  they  brought. 

The  prophet's  pen  succeeds,  his  breatli, 
To  save  the  holy  words  from  death. 

3.  Great  God  !  mine  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book ; 
There  my  Redeemer's  face  I  see, 

And  read  his  name  who  died  for  mc. 

4.  Let  the  false  raptures  of  the  mind 
Be  lost,  and  vanish  in  the  wind. 
Here  I  can  fix  my  hope  secure  : 
This  is  thy  word,  and  must  endure. 

XIII. 

SUPPLIGATION  FOR  TllK  DIVINE 
FAVOUR  AND  ASSISTANCE. 


HYMN  211.  c.  M. 

X.  pATHER  of  all !  eternal  mind! 
-T  Immensely  good  and  great ! 
Thy  children,  form'd  and  bless'd  by  thee. 
Approach  thy  heav'nly  seat. 
2.  Thy  name  in  hallow'd  strains  be  sung : 
We  join  the  solemn  praise ; 
To  thy  ^eat  name,  with  heart  and  tongue, 
Our  cheerful  homage  raise. 


DIVINE  FAVOUR  &c.  125 

a.  Thy  mild,  thy  v  ise,  and  righteous  reign, 
Let  cv'ry  being  own : 
And  in  oui-  minds,  thy  Avork  divine. 
Erect  thy  gracious  throne. 

4.  As  angels  in  the  heavenly  worlds 

Thy  bless'd  commands  fulfil ; 
So  may  thy  creatures  here  below 
Perform  thy  holy  will. 

5.  On  thee  we  day  by  day  depend: 

Our  daily  wants  supply  ; 
With  truth  and  virtue  feed  our  soids: 
That  they  may  never  die. 

0.  Extend  thy  grace  to  ev'iy  fault ; 

O  !  let  thy  love  forgive. 
Teach  us  divine  forgiveness  too. 
Nor  let  resentments  live. 

7.  Where  tempting  snares  bestrew  the  way. 

Permit  us  not  to  tread  ; 
Or  turn  all  real  evil  far 
From  our  unguarded  head. 

8.  Thy  sacred  name  we  would  adore 

With  cheerful  humble  mind ; 
And  praise  thy  goodness,  pow'r  and  truth. 
Eternal,  unconfin'd  ! 

HYMN  213.  c.  M. 

1.  A  UTHOR  of  good  !  we  rest  on  thee  : 

Thine  ever- watchful  eye 
Alone  om'  real  wants  can  see. 
Thy  li<and  alone  supply. 

2.  Oh  !  let  thy  pow'r  within  us  dwell, 

Thy  love  our  footsteps  guide  ! 
That  love  shall  vainer  loves  expel, 
That  fear  all  fears  beside. 

3.  And  since,  by  passion's  force  subdu't^, 

Too  oft,  with  stubborn  will. 
We  blindly  shun  the  latent  good^ 
And  grasp  the  specious  ill  : 

4.  Not  what  we  wish,  but  what  we  want. 

l.ct  mercv  still  suppiv ; 
"  I.  2 


SUPPLICATION  Foil  THE 
The  good,  unaskM,  let  mercy  grant. 
The  ill,  though  ask'd,  deny. 

HYMN  213.  c.  M. 

1.  God  of  Jacob,  by  whose  band 
"  Thy  people  still  are  fed ; 
Who,  through  his  weary  pilgrimage v 

Hast  all  our  fathers  led ! 

2.  To  thee  our  humble  vows  we  raise* 

To  thee  address  our  pray'r ; 
And  in  thy  kind  and  faithful  breast 
Deposit  all  our  care. 

3.  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

Our  wandering  footsteps  guide ; 
Give  us  by  day  our  daily  bread. 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4.  O  !  spread  thy  cov'ring  wings  around. 

'Till  all  our  wand'rings  cease ; 
And  at  our  Father's  lov'd  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace  I 

5.  To  thee,  as  to  our  cov'nant-God, 

We'll  our  whole  selves  resign ; 
And  thankful  own,  that  all  we  are. 
And  all  we  have  is  thine. 

HYMN  214  c.  M. 

1.  inATHER  of  all !  whose  cares  extend 
^   To  earth's  remotest  shore: 
Through  ev'ry  age  let  praise  ascend, 
And  ev'ry  clime  adore. 
%  If  I  am  right,  thy  grace  i  npart, 
Still  in  the  right  to  stay  ; 
Jjf  I  am  wrong,  O  teach  my  heart, 
To  find  that  better  way ! 
3«  What  conscience  dictates  to  be  done, 
Or  warns  me  not  to  do : 
This,  teach  me  more  tlian  hell  to  shun ; 
That,  more  than  heav'n  pursue. 
4.  Save  me  alike  from  foolish  pride, 
Or  impious  <?iscontent 


DIVINE  FAVOUli  he. 

At  aught  thy  wisdom  has  deny'd, 
Or  aught  thy  goodness  lent. 

5.  Let  not  this  we6k  unknowing  hand 

Presome  thy  bolts  to  throw. 
And  deal  damnation  round  the  land 
On  each  I  judge  thy  foe. 

6.  Teach  me  to  feel  another's  woe, 

To  hide  the  fault  I  see. 
That  mercy  I  to  others  show. 
That  mercy  show  to  me. 

7.  This  day  be  bread  and  peace  my  lot : 

AH  else  beneath  the  suh. 
Thou  kttow'st  if  best  besto^v'd  or  not 

And  let  thy  will  be  done. 
t.  To  thee,  whose  temple  is  all  space ; 

Whose  altar,  earth,  sea,  skies  : 
One  chorus  let  all  beings  raise. 

All  nature's  iiteense  rise ! 

HYMN  215.  s.  i^f. 

h  \  LMIGHTY  Lord  of  alt  f 
Of  life  the  csnly  spring  f 
Creator  of  unnumber'd  worlds  I 
Supreme,  eternal  King  I 
^»  Preserve  me  from  deceit^ 
Impenitence  and  pride  j 
Nor  let  me  in  forbidden  pathfj, 
With  thoughtless  sinners,  glide. 
3»  What  thine  unerring  eye 
Sees  for  thy  creature  fit : 
I'll  bless  the  good,  and  to  the  il* 

Contentedly  submit. 
With  pleasure  let  me  view 

The  prosp'rous  and  the  great ; 
Malignant  envy  let  me  fly, 
And  odious  selfconceit. 
$,  Let  no  despair,  revenge. 
Be  to  my  bosom  known : 
Oh !  give  me  tears  for  others'  woesj 
And  patience  for  my  own. 


12S  SUPPLICATION  FOU  THE 


6,  Feed  me  with  needful  food  : 

I  ask  not  ^A^ealth  or  fame. 
Give  me  an  eye  to  see  thy  will, 
A  heart  to  bless  thy  name. 

7.  Still  let  my  days  be  past 

Without  remorse  or  care ; 
And  growing  holiness  my  soul 
For  life's  last  hour  prepare  I 

HYMN  216  CM. 

1.  -pATHER  of  mercies  !  God  of  love  f 

My  father  and  my  God ! 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  praise  abro^id. 

2.  In  ev'ry  period  of  my  life, 

Thy  thoughts  of  love  appear: 
Thy  mercies  gild  the  transient  scene, 
And  crown  each  passing  year. 

3.  In  all  these  mercies  may  my  soul 

A  Father's  bounty  see ; 
Nor  let  the  gifts  thy  grace  bestows, 
Estrange  my  heart  from  thee. 

4.  Teach  me,  in  times  of  deep  distress- 

To  own  thy  hand,  O  God  ! 
And  in  submissive  silence  hear 
The  lessons  of  thy  rod. 

5.  Through  ev'ry  changing  state  of  life. 

Each  bright,  each  clouded  scene, 
Give  me  a  meek  and  humble  mind. 

Still  equal  and  serene. 
S.  Then  may  I  close  my  eyes  in  deatli. 

Free  from  all  anxious  fear : 
For  death  itself  is  life,  my  God  I 

If  thou  art  with  me  there. 


>,  nnO  thee,  O  God  !  my  pray'r  ascends. 
A  But  not  for  golden  stores  ; 
Nor  covet  I  the  brightest  gems 
On  the  rich  eastern  shores  — 


HYMN  317.  c.  M. 


DIVINE  FAVOUR,  ke. 
2.  Nor  that  deluding  empty  joy 
Men  call  a  mighty  name, 
Nor  greatness  with  its  pride  and  state, 
My  restless  thoughts  inflame 
S.  Nor  pleasure's  fascinating  charms 
My  fond  desires  allure  : 
But  nobler  things  than  these,  from  thee. 
My  Avishes  would  secure. 

4.  The  faith  and  hope  of  joys  to  ccme 

My  best  affections  move ; 
Thy  light,  thy  favour,  and  thy  smiies> 
Thine  everlasting  love. 

5.  These  are  the  blessings  I  desire : 

Lord,  be  tliese  blessings  mine  * 
And  all  the  glories  of  the  world 
I  cheerfully  resign. 

HYMN  218.  c.  M. 

1.  A/TY  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love  f 
-^^^  My  everlasting  all  I 

I've  none  but  thee  in  heavhi  above. 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2.  In  vain  the  bright  meridian  sun 

Scatters  his  feeble  light : 
Thy  brighter  beams  create  my  noon ; 

If  thou  withdraw,  'tis  night. 
S.  And  while  upon  my  I'estless  ^>cd, 

Amongfst  the  shades  I  roll  j 
If  God  his  light  around  me  shed^ 

'Tis  moriung  with  my  soul. 

4.  To  thee  I  owe  my  wealth  and  frieuds;^ 

And  health,  and  safe  abode. 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things ; 
But  they  are  not  my  God. 

5.  If  I  possess'd  the  spacious  eai-th. 

And  call'd  the  stars  my  own : 
Without  thy  mercy  and  thy  love^ 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 

6.  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  se^^. 

And  grasp  in  all  the  sliore ; 


ioO  SUPPLICATION  FOR  THE^^ 

Grant  me  to  see  th)-  blissful  face, 
And  I  desire  na  more  ! 

HYMN  219.  c.  M. 

1.       OD,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
My  help  lor  ever  near ! 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  holds  me  up, 
And  saves  m.e  from  despair. 
iJ.  Thy  counsels,  Lord  I  shall  guide  my  feet 
Through  this  dark  -w  ilderness ; 
Thy  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seat, 
To  dwell  before  thy  face. 
'3.  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke. 
And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint  ? 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock. 
The  sU'ength  of  ev'iy  saint. 
4.  Behold,  the  sinners,  that  remove 
Far  from  thy  presence,  die : 
Not  all  the  idol-gods  they  love 
Can  save  them  when  they  cr}'. 
5»  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God ! 
Shall  be  my  sweet  employ. 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad. 
And  tell  the  world  rny  joy. 

HYMN  220.  L.  M. 

.1.      RE  AT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim  : 
^J'^  Be  thou  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest ' 
The  glories,  that  compose  thy  name. 

Stand  all  engag'd  to  make  me  blest. 
Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and  wise, 

Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God ! 
And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties. 

Thy  child  and  servant,  bought  with  blood . 

3.  With  heart  and  eyes  and  liftetl  hands, 

For  thee  I  long,  for  thee  I  look, 
As  travellers  in  thirsty  lands 

Pant  for  the  cooling  water-brook. 

4.  Ev'n  life  itself,  without  thy  love, 

No  lasting  pleasure  ean  afford; 


DIVINE  FAVOUR,  &c. 
Yea,  'twould  a  tiresome  bui-den  provcy 
If  I  were  banish'd  from  thee,  Lord. 
5. 1*11  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise. 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
Throughout  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

HYMN  221.  L.  M. 

1.  r\  thou,  to  whose  all-searching  sight, 
"  The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light  I 
Search,  prove  my  heai-t ;  it  pants  for  thee 
O  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  it  free. 

\>.  Wash  out  its  stains,  refine  its  dross  ; 
Nail  my  affections  to  the  cross ; 
Hallow  each  thought ;  let  all  within 
Be  clean,  as  thou,  my  Lord,  art  clean. 

3.  If  in  this  darksome  wild  I  stray, 
Be  thou  my  light,  be  thou  my  way. 
No  foes,  no  violence  I  fear, 

No  fraud,  while  thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

4.  When  rising  floods  my  soul  o'erfloAv, 
When  sinks  my  heart  in  waves  of  woe  ; 
Saviour,  thy  timely  aid  impart. 

And  raise  my  head,  and  cheer  my  heai  t. 

5.  If  rough  and  thorny  be  the  way. 
My  strength  proportion  to  my  day ; 
'Till  toil,  and  grief,  and  pain  shall  cease*, 
V/here  all  is  calm  And  joy  and  peace. 

HYMN  222.  l.  m. 

1.  T>ESET  with  snares  on  evVy  hand, 
^  In  life's  uncertain  path  I  stand : 
Father  divine !  diffuse  thy  light, 
To  guide  my  doubtful  footsteps  right. 

ii.  Engage  this  frail,  this  wav'ring  heart. 
Wisely  to  choose  the  better  part ; 
To  scorn  the  trifles  of  a  day, 
For  joys  that  never  fade  away. 

3,  Then  let  the  wildest  storms  arise  ; 
Let  tempests  mingle  earth  and  skies ; 


J32    SUPPUCATION  FOR  THE  DIVINE  &e. 
No  fatal  shipwreck  shall  I  fear, 
But  all  my  treasures  with  me  bear. 
4.  If  thou,  my  Father !  still  be  nigh. 
Cheerful  I  live,  and  joyful  die; 
Secure,  when  mortal  comforts  flee. 
To  find  ten  thousand  worlds  in  thee. 

HYMN  228.  c. 

.1.  TV/fY  Cod,  the  visits  of  thy  face 
■^■^  Afford  superior  joy 
To  all  the  fiatt'ring-  world  can  give.. 
Or  mortal  hopes  employ. 
t2.  But  clouds  and  darkness  intervene. 
My  brightest  joys  decline ; 
And  earth's  ga^  trifles  oft  ensnare 
This  wand'rmg  heart  of  mine. 
.1.  Lord,  guide  this  wand'ring  heart  to  tbce  ; 
Unsatisfied  I  stray ; 
l^reak  through  the  shades  of  sense  and  sin 
With  thy  enliv'ning  ray. 

4.  O  let  thy  beams  resplendent  shine. 

And  ev'ry  cloud  remove ; 
Transform  my  pow'rs,  and  fit  my  soul 
For  happier  scenes  above. 

5.  Lord,  raise  my  faith,  my  hope,  my  heart 

To  those  transporting  joys ; 
Then  shall  I  scorn  each  little  snare, 
Which  this  vain  world  employs. 

6.  Then,  though  I  sink  in  death's  cold  sleep. 

To  life  I  shall  awake  ; 
And,  in  the  likeness  of  my  God, 
Of  heav'nly  bliss  partake. 

HYMN  224.  i-  m. 

1.  TN  vain  my  roving  thoughts  would  finti 
A  portion  worthy  of  the  mind: 
On  earth  my  soul  can  never  rest, 
For  eartli  can  never  make  me  blest. 

^.  Can  lasting  happiness  be  found, 
Where  seasons  roll  their  li^^sfv  round. 


^HE  DANGER  AND  MISERY  &c. 


1 


And  days  and  hours  with  rapid  flight 
Sweep  cares  and  pleasures  out  of  sight  ? 
S.  Arisd,  my  thoughts  !  my  heart  arise  ! 
Leave  this  vain  world,  and  seek  the  skies  : 
There  joys  for  evermore  shall  last, 
When  seasons,  days,  and  hours  are  past. 

4.  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  to  me  impart  t 

O  raise  my  thoughtless,  wand'riiig,  heart 
To  pleasures  perfect  and  sublime, 
Unmeasiu-'d  by  the  wings  of  time* 

5.  Let  those  bright  worlds  of  endless  joy 
My  thoughts,  my  hopes,  my  cares  employ 
No  more,  ye  restless  passions,  roam : 
God  is  my  bliss,  and  heav'n  my  home. 


XIV. 

THE  DANGER  AND  MISERY 
OF  SIN. 


1 


HYMN  225.  l.  m. 

lyrAN  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires ; 

He  bm'ns  within  with  restless  fires. 
Tost  to  and  fro,  his  passions  fly 
From  vanity  to  vanity. 
2.  In  vaiti  on  earth  we  hope  to  And 
Some  solid  good  to  fill  the  mind ; 
We  try  new  pleasures,  but  we  feel 
The  inward  thirst  and  tormeiit  still. 
V?.  So,  when  a  raging  fever  burns. 
We  shift  from  side  ty  side  bj  turns  ; 
And  'tis  a  poor  relief  we  gain. 
To  changt:  the  plai  e,  but  "keep  tlie  pain 
4.  Great  God  !  subdue  this  vicious  thirst, 
This  love  to  vanity  and  dust ; 
Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind. 
And  feed  our  souls  wilb  iovc,  refin'cL  , 


•I3i 


THE  DANGER  AN0 


HYMN  226  c.  m, 

1.  X^  HEN  m  the  light  of  fluth  divine 


^  ^   We  look  on  things  below  ; 
Honour,  and  gold,  and  sensual  jor, 

How  vain  and  dang'rous  too  I 
Honour's  a  puff  of  noisy  breath : 

Yet  men  expose  their  blood, 
And  venture  everlasting  death, 
To  gain  that  airy  good. 

S.  Whilst  others  starve  the  nobler  mind. 
And  feed  on  shining  dust, 
They  sacrifice  eternal  bliss 
To  mean  and  sordid  lust. 
4!,  The  pleasiu'es,  which  allure  our  sense 
Are  dang'rous  snares  to  souls : 
There's  but  a  drop  of  flatt'ring  sweet. 
And  dash'd  with  bitter  bowls. 
5.  God  is  my  all-sufficient  good, 
My  portion  and  my  choice  ; 
In  him  my  vast  desires  are  fill'd, 
And  all  my  pow'rs  rejoice. 

HYMN  227.  c.  m. 

1.  aiNNERS  !  the  voice  of  God  regard 

'Tis  mercy  speaks  to-day ; 
He  calls  you  by  his  gracious  word 
From  sin's  destructive  way. 

2.  Like  the  rough  sea  that  cannot  rest. 

You  live  devoid  of  peace  ; 
A  thousand  stings  within  your  breast 
Deprive  your  souls  of  ease. 

3.  Your  way  is  dark,  and  leads  to  hell : 

Why  wnll  you  persevere  ? 
Can  you  in  frightful  torments  dwell, 
Shut  up  in  black  despair  ? 

4.  Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  word, 

Renouncing  ev'ry  sin ; 
Submit  to  him  your  sov'reign  Lord, 
Aud  leani  his  will  divine. 


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HYMN  228.  l.  m. 

1.  "II^hV  will  ye  lavish  out  your  years 

' Amidst  a  thousand  trifling  cares  P 
While j  in  the  various  ran^e  of  tliought, 
The  one  thing  needful  is  torgot. 

2.  Why  will  ye  chase  the  fleeting  wind. 
And  famish  an  immortal  mind  ; 
While  angels  w:ith  regret  look  down. 
To  see  you  spurn  a  heav'nly  crown  ? 

3.  Th'eterniJ  (3 od  calls  from  ahove. 
And  Jesus  pleads  his  dying  love ; 
Awaken'd  consciettce  gives  you  pain  : 
And  shall  they  join  their  pleas  in  vain  f 

4.  Not  so  your  dying  eyes  shall  view 
Tiiose  objects,*  which  ye  now  pursue. 
Not  so  shall  heav'n  and  hell  appear. 
When  the  decisive  hour  is  near. 

5.  Almighty  God !  thine  aid  impart, 
^  To  fix  conviction  on  the  heait. 

Thy  pow'r  can  clear  the  dai'kest  eyes. 
And  make  the  haughtiest  seorner  wise. 

HYMN  229.  c.  m. 

1.  TTOW  long  shall  dreams  of  creature-bliss 

Our  flatt 'ring  hopes  emplo}'-, 
And  mock  our  fond  deluded  eyes 
With  visionary  joy  ? 

2.  How  wretched  they,  that  leave  the  Loi^ 

And  from  his  word  withdraw. 
That  lose  his  gospel  from  their  sight 
And  wander  from  his  law  ! 

3.  O  thou  eternal  spring  of  good. 

Whence  living  waters  flow  ! 
Let  not  our  thirsty  erring  souls 

To  broken  cisterns  go. 
4  Like  characters  inscrib'd  in  dust, 

Are  sinners  borne  away ; 
And  all  the  trcasui'es  ^hey  can  boastj 

The  portion  of  a  day. 


136 


THE  DANGER  AND 


HYMN  280.  c.  m. 

1 .  T^HO  shall  against  the  Lord  prevail  ? 

'  ^    Or  who  presume  to  say, 
"  That  righteous  law,  which  God  proclaini8_, 
"  I  dare  to  disobey  ?" 

2.  Ten  thousand  actions  ev'ry  where 

The  impious  language  speak :  • 
Yet  pow'r  omnipotent  stands  by, 
Nor  do  its  thunders  break. 

3.  But  O  !  the  dreadful  day  draws  near. 

When  God's  avenging  hand 
Shall  shew,  if  feeble  mortals'  breath. 
Or  God's  own  word  shall  stand. 

4.  ^ly  soul,  with  revVence  prostrate  fall. 

Before  the  voice  divine ; 
And  all  thine  int'rest  and  thy  pow'rs 
To  his  command  resign. 

5.  Let  the  vain  sons  of  Belial  boast, 

Theii'  tongues  and  thoughts  are  frc^ ; 
My  noblest  liberty  I  own, 
\Mien  subject  most  to  thee. 

HYMN  281.  L.  M. 

1.  A  RISE,  my  tend'rest  thoughts,  arise ; 

To  torrents  melt  my  streaming  eyes ; 
And  thou,  my  heart,  with  anguish  feel 
Those  evils  which  thou  canst  not  heal. 

"2.  See  human  nature  simk  in  shame ; 
See  scandals  pour'd  on  Jesus'  name ; 
The  Father  wounded  through  the  Son ; 
The  world  abus'd,  the  soul  undone. 

3.  My  God  1 1  feel  the  mournful  s^ene ; 
My  bowels  yearn  o'er  dying  men  ; 
And  fain  my  pity  would  reclaim. 
And  snatch  the  firebrands  from  the  flame. 

4'.  But  feeble  my  compassion  proves. 
And  can  but  weep,  where  most  it  loves. 
Thy  own  all-saving  arm  employ. 
And  turn  these  drops  of  grief  to  joy. 


MISERY  OF  Sm. 


HYMN  m  c.  M. 

1.  tNDULGENT  God  !  with  pitying  eye 
X  The  sons  of  men  survey. 

Alas  !  how  thoughtless  mortals  sport 
In  sin's  destructive  way  ! 

2.  Ten  thousand  dangers  lurk  around. 

To  bear  them  to  the  tomb  : 
Each  passing  hour  may  place  them  where 
Repentance  cannot  come. 

3.  Reclaim,  O  Lord  !  their  wand 'ring  minds^ 

Amus'd  by  airy  dreams ; 
That  heav'nly  wisdom  may  dispel 
Their  visionary  schemes. 
4  Guide  and  direct  them  by  thy  wctt'd, 
Their  dang'rous  state  to  see  ; 
That  they  may  seek  and  find  the  path, 
That  leads  to  heav'n  and  thee. 

HYMN  m  s.  M. 

Evil  effects  of  neglected  education* 
.1.  -OEHOLD,  O  Israel's  God ! 

From  thine  exalted  throne. 
And  view  the  dang'rous  state  of  those 
Thou  call'st  to  be  thy  own. 

2.  The  children  of  thy  flock. 

By  early  cov'nant  thine. 
See,  how  they  pour  their  bleeding  souls, 
On  ev'ry  idol's  shrine  ! 

3.  To  indolence  and  pride 

What  piteous  victims  made ! 
Crush'd  in  their  parent's  fond  embrace, 

And  by  their  love  betray'd. 
By  pleasure's  polish 'd  dart 

What  numbers  here  are  slain ! 
What  numbers  there  for  slaughter  bound 

In  Mammon's  golden  chain ! 
5.  O  let  thine  arm  awake 

And  dash  the  Idols  down : 
O  call  the  captives  of  their  pow'r. 

Thy  treasure  and  thy  crown, 
M  2 


THE  DANGER  AND 

6.  Thee  let  the  fathers  own. 
And  thee  the  sons  adore ; 
Join'd  to  the  Lord  by  solemu  vows^ 
To  be  forgot  no  more ! 

HYMN  284  s.  m. 

1,  npHE  man  is  ever  blest, 

A  Who  shuns  the  sinner's  ways  \ 
Amongst  their  councils  never  stjinds. 
Nor  takes  the  scomers  place ; 

2.  But  makes  the  law  of  Gad 

His  study  and  delight, 
Amidst  the  labours  of  the  day, 

And  watches  of  the  night. 
'6.  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive, 

With  waters  near  the  root ; 
Fresh  as  the  leaf  his  name  shall  live  j 

His  worlds  are  heav'nly  fruit. 

4.  Not  so  th'  ungodly  race, 

They  no  such  blessings  find ; 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  Ijlce  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind* 

5.  How  will  they  bear  to  stand 

Before  that  judgment-seat. 
Where  all  the  saints  at  Cljrist's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet  ? 

6.  He  knows  and  he  approves 

The  way  the  righteous  go : 
But  sinners  and  their  works  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow. 

HYMN  285.  c  m, 

1.  /^H  !  how  my  fears  the  dangers  movC; 
"  That  virtue's  path  inclose  ! 
While  I  the  wise  pursuit  approve, 
Alas,  what  toils  oppose  ! 
fl.  For  see  !  ah  see  !  while  yet  her  ways 
With  doubtful  step  I  tread, 
A  hostile  world  its  terrors  raise, 
Its  snares  deli^sivc  spread. 


MISERY  OF  SIN. 

3.  Oh !  how  shall  I,  >vith  heart  prepar'd. 

Those  terrors  learn  to  meet ; 
How,  from  the  thousand  snares,  to  guartl 
And  to  restrain  my  feet  ? 

4.  But,  why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 

Say  why,  distrustful  still, 
Thy  thoughts  with  vain  impatience  roll 
O'er  scenes  of  future  ill ! 

5.  Let  faith  suppress  each  rising  fear, 

Each  anxious  doubt  exclude  : 
Thy  Maker's  will  hath  plac'd  thee  h^re. 
Thy  Maker  wise  and  good. 

6.  He  to  thy  ev'ry  trial  knows 

Its  just  restraints  to  give : 
Attentive  to  behold  thy  woes. 
And  faithful  to  relieve. 

7.  Tho*'griefs  unnumber'd  throng  thee  round. 

Still  in  thy  God  confide ; 
Whose  finger  marks  the  seas  their  bound, 
And  curbs  the  rolling  tide. 

HYMN  286.  l.  m. 

j .  A  WAKE,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes ; 
See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise 
In  long  array,  a  num'rous  host ; 
Awake,  my  soul !  or  thou  art  lost. 

2.  Here  giant  danger  threat'ning  stands, 
Must'ring  his  paleten'ific  bands ; 
There  pleasure's  silken  banners  spread. 
And  wUling  souls  are  captive  led. 

3.  See  where  rebellious  passions  rage. 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage ; 
The  meanest  foe  of  all  the  train 

Has  thousands  and  ten  thousands  slain. 

4.  Thou  tread'st  upon  enchanted  gi'ound ; 
Perils  and  snares  beset  thee  round : 
Beware  of  all,  guard  ev'ry  part. 

But  most,  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 
^.  Come  then,  my  soul !  now  learn  to  wield, 
The  weight  of  thine  immortad  shield ; 


m       THE  DANGER  AND  MISERY  &c. 

*  Put  on  the  armour  from  above 

Of  heav'nly  truth  and  heav'nly  love. 
6.  The  terror  and  the  charm  repel, 
And  pow'rs  of  earth,  and  pow'rs  of  hell. 
Thy  Lord  and  Captain  triumph'd  here : 
Why  should  his  faithful  followers  fear  ? 

HYMN  287.  o.  m. 

1.  T  ORD,  when  iniquities  abound, 

And  growing  crimes  appear ; 
We  view  the  deluge  rising  round. 
With  sorrow  and  with  fear. 

2.  Yet,  when  its  waves  most  fiercely  beat. 

And  spread  destruction  wide ; 
Thy  spirit  can  a  standard  raise 
To  stem  the  roaring  tide. 

3.  May  thy  triumphant  arm  awake, 

Thy  sacred  cause  to  plead ; 
And  let  the  multitude  confess, 
That  thou  art  God  indeed. 

4.  O  let  thy  grace  dispose  their  hearts, 

To  bow  before  thy  hand ; 
And  let  their  stubborn  necks  be  bent, 
To  own  thy  just  command. 

5.  Our  feeble  souls  do  thou  support ; 

In  us  thy  pow'r  display  : 
And  multitudes  shall  strive  in  vain 
To  draw  us  from  thy  M^ay. 

HYMN  2§8.  c.  M. 

1.  npHE  Lord  into  his  vineyard  comes, 

Our  various  fruit  to  see ; 
His  eye,  more  piercing  than  the  light. 
Examines  ev'ry  tree. 

2.  Tremble  ye  sinners,  at  his  frown. 

If  barren  still  ye  stand ; 
And  fear  that  keenly-wounding  axe. 
Which  arms  his  awful  hand. 

3.  Lord,  we  adore  thy  sparing  love, 

Thy  long-e:^pecting  grace ; 


IIEPBNTANCE  AND  CONVERSION.  141 
Else  had  we  low  in  ruin  fall'n, 
And  known  no  more  our  place. 
4.  Succeeding  years  thy  patience  waits ; 
Nor  let  It  wait  in  vain  : 
But  form  in  us  abundant  fruit, 
And  still  this  fruit  maintain. 

HYMN  289.  l.  m. 

1.  Tl  AXSE,  thoughtless  sinner,  raise  thine  eye ; 
-t*'  Behold  God's  balance  lifted  high: 
There  shall  his  justice  be  display'd. 
And  there  thy  hope  and  life  be  weigh'd. 
See  in  one  scale  his  perfect  law ; 
Mark  with  what  force  its  precepts  draw : 
Would'st  thou  the  awful  test  sustain. 
Thy  works  how  light !  thy  thoughts  how  vain ! 

3.  Great  God  !  exert  thy  pow'r  to  save ; 
Deep  on  the  heart  this  truth  engrave ; 
Disperse  the  mist  from  sinners'  eyes. 
And  make  the  wretched  triflers  wise. 

4.  O  let  them  seize  the  present  day. 
Nor  risk  salvation  by  delay ; 

And,  Avhile  they  tremble,  let  them  flee. 
And  find  their  help,  their  life,  in  thee. 

^  XV. 
HEPENTANCE  &  CONVERSION. 


HYMN  240.  L.  M. 

1.  C  HEW  pity.  Lord  j  O  Lord,  forgive ! 
^  Let  a  repenting  sinner  live. 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  the  contrite  trust  in  thee  ? 

2.  With  shame  my  numerous  sins  I  trace 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace ; 

And,  though  my  pray'r  thou  shouldst  not  liW? 
My  doom  is  just,  and  tliou  art  clear. 


REPEN  rANCE  AND  CONVERSION. 

3.  Yet  save  a  penitent,  O  Lord ! 

Wjiose  hope,  still  hov'ring  round  thy  word, 
Seeks  for  some  pi'ecious  promise  there. 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

4.  My  sins  are  ^eat,  but  don't  surpass 
The  riches  of  eternal  grace. 

Great  God !  thy  nature  hath  no  bound: 
So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

5.  O  wash  my  soul  from  ev'ry  stain. 
Nor  let  the  guilt  I  mourn  remain. 
Give  me  to  liear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
And  bid  my  bleeding  heart  rejoice. 

6.  Then  shall  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue ; 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song ; 

And  ev'ry  pow'r  shall  join  to  bless 

The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

HYMN  241.  L.  M. 

1.  r\  thou  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry  ! 
"  though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 
Behold  them  not  witli  angry  look, 

But  blot  their  mem'ry  from  thy  book, 

2.  Create  my  natui'e  pure  within. 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin : 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depart, 
Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart 

3. 1  cannot  live  without  thy  light. 

Cast  out  and  banish 'd  from  thy  sight  \ 
Thy  holy  joys,  O  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me  that  I  fall  no  more. 

4.  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  I  bring : 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 

5.  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust, 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just: 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemn'd  to  die. 

HYMN  242.  l.  m, 

L  /^PPRESS'D  with  guilt,  or  gi'ief,  or  care, 
"  Great  God  I  thy  humble  suppliants  hear 


ilEPBNTANCE  AND  CONVERSION. 
Though  sunk,  we  ne'er  can  sink  so  low, 
But  thou  canst  iiear  the  voice  of  woe. 
*2,  Should'st  thou  against  each  evil  deed 
In  strict  severity  proceed  : 
By  i^nerit,  witliout  mercy,  tried. 
None  could  be  cleared  and  justified. 

3.  But  thou  forgiveness  dost  proclaim, 
That  men  may  turn  and  fear  thy  name. 
To  thy  riol\  grace,  O  Lord  !  we  fly, 
And  on  thy  promises  rely. 

4,  Ye  contrite  hearts,  who  guilt  deplore  I 
Come,  seek  his  face,  and  sin  no  more. 
Then  shall  ye  know  that  God  is  kind. 
And  full  redemption  with  him  find. 

HYMN  248.  c.  m. 

1.  XyirHEN  rising  from  the  bed  of  death? 

O'erwhelm'd  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  see  n^y  Maker  face  to  face, 
O  how  shall  I  appear ! 

2.  If  yet,  while  pardon  may  be  found. 

And  mercy  may  be  sought. 
My  heart  with  inward  hoiTor  shrinkSj 
And  trembles  at  the  thought 

3.  When  thou,  O  Lord .'  shalt  stand  disolos'd 

III  majesty  severe, 
And  sit  m  judgment  on  my  soul, 
O  how  shall  I  appear  ! 

4.  But  there's  forgiveness,  Lord,  with  thee  j 

Thy  natui'e  is  benign. 
Thy  pard'ning  mercy  I  implore ; 
For  mercy.  Lord,  is  thine. 

5.  O  let  thy  boundless  mercy  shine 

On  my  benighted  soul ! 
Correct  my  passions,  mend  my  heart, 
And  all  my  fears  conti'ol. 

6.  And  may  I  taste  thy  richer  gi'ace 

In  that  decisive  hour, 
When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend. 
And  time  shall  be  no  more. 


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HYMN  244.  c.  m. 

1.  T>ERPETUAL  source  of  light  and  grace ! 

We  hail  thy  sacred  name. 
Through  ev'ry  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2.  Inconstant  service  we  repay, 

And  treach'rous  vows  renew, 
False  as  the  morning's  scatt'ring  cloud. 
And  transient  as  the  dew. 

3.  Low  at  thy  feet  our  guilt  we  mbUm, 

And  loud  implore  thy  grace, 
To  bear  oui'  feeble  footsteps  on 
In  all  thy  righteous  ways. 

4.  Arm'd  with  this  energy  divine, 

Our  souls  shall  constant  prove, 
And  with  increasing  transport  press 
On  to  thy  coui-ts  above. 

5.  So,  by  thy  pow'r,  the  morning  sun 

Pursues  his  radiant  way, 
Brightens  each  moment  in  his  race,. 
And  shines  to  perfect  day. 

HYMN  246.  p.  m. 

1.  OD  of  mercy  !  God  of  grace ! 

Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs. 
O  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 

Thou  to  whom  our  praise  belongs  ; 

2.  Deep  regret  for  follies  past, 

Talents  wasted,  time  mispent; 
Hearts  debas'd  by  worldly  cai'es, 
Thankless  for  the  blessings  lent ; 

3.  Foolish  fears  and  fond  desires, 

Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain 
Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain. 

4.  These,  and  ev'rj^  secret  fault, 

Fill'd  with  gi'ief  and  shame  we  ov.  n 
Humbled  at  thy  feet  we  lie, 

Seeking  pardon  fi'om  thy  llirono. 


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5.  God  of  mercy  !  God  of  grace  ! 
Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs. 
O  restore  diy  suppliant  race, 
Thou,  to  whom  our  praise  belongs  ' 

HYMN  246.  p.  3/. 

t.  "DLEST  Instructor !  from  thy  wayrj, 

-C^  Who  can  tell,  how  oft  he  strays  ' 

Save  from  error's  growth  my  mind  • 

Leave  not,  Lord,  one  root  behind. 
%  Cleanse  me  from  the  guilt,  that  lies 

Wrapt  within  my  heart's  disguise  ^ 

Let  me  thence,  by  thee  renew 'd. 

Each  presumptuous  sin  exclude. 

3.  Let  my  tongue,  from  error  free, 
Speak  the  words  approv'd  by  thee ; 
To  thy  all -observing  ey^s 

Let  my  thoughts  accepted  rise. 

4.  So  my  lot  shall  ne'er  be  joinM 
With  the  men^  whose  impious  mind,, 
Fearless  of  thy  just  command, 
Braves  the  vengeance  of  thy  hand, 

5.  While  I  thus  thy  name  adore. 
And  thy  healing  grace  implore, 
Blest  Redeemer,  bow'  thine  ear ! 
God,  my  strength,  propitious  hear 

HYMN  247.  c.  m. 

1.  f  \  Thou,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 
^  Contrition's  humble  sigh ; 
Whose  hand,  indulgent,  wipes  the  teave 

From  sorrow's  weeping  eye  ! 

2.  See  !  low  before  thy  throne  of  grac.^ 

A  wretched  wand'rer  mourn. 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 
Hast  thou  not  said,  return  p 

3.  Absent  from  thee,  my  guide^  my  light ' 

Without  one  cheering  ray ; 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  ?yloomy  ni^ih 
How  desolate  my  ^V9^- ' 


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4.  O  shine  on  this  benighted  heart, 
With  beams  of  mercy  shine ; 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 
5o  Thy  presence  only  can  bestow 
Delights,  which  never  cloy. 
Be  this  my  solace  here  below. 
And  my  eternal  joy  ! 

HYMN  248.  c.  m. 

1.  npHE  Lord,  how  kind  are  all  his  ways, 

When  most  they  seem  severe  ! 
He  frowns,  and  scourges,  and  rebukes. 
That  we  may  learn  his  fear. 

2.  With  thorns  he  fences  up  our  path. 

And  builds  a  wall  aroimd. 
To  guard  us  from  the  death  that  lurk? 
In  sin's  forbidden  ground. 

3.  Return,  ye  wand'ring  souls,  return? 

And  seek  his  tender  breast  ; 
Gall  back  the  mem'ry  of  the  days, 
When  there  you  foimd  your  rest, 

4.  Behold,  O  Lord !  we  fly  to  thee, 

Tho'  blushes  veil  our  face ; 
Constrain 'd  our  last  retreat  to  seek 
In  thy  much  injur'd  grace. 

HYMN  249.  s.  m, 

t.  O  EARCHER  of  hearts  !  to  thee 
I  all  my  soul  display ; 
And,  conscious  of  its  innate  arts, 
Intreat  thy  strict  survey. 

2.  If,  lurking  in  its  folds, 

I  any  sin  conceal : 
O  let  a  ray  of  light  divine 
The  secret  guile  reveal ! 

3.  If,  in  these  fetters  bound, 

A  wretched  slave  I  lie  : 
vSmite  off  my  chains,  ^nd  w^ake  my  soul 
To  light  and  liberty  I 


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4,  To  penitence  and  pray 'r 
Be  gentle  pity  giv'n  ; 
Speak  ample  pardon  to  my  hearty 
And  seal  its  claim  to  heav'n. 

HYMN  350.  L.  M. 

I .  f  \  turn,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
^  Turn  from  my  sins  thy  searching  eyes  ! 
My  mind  from  ev'ry  fear  release, 
And  sooth  my  troubled  thoughts  to  peace. 

%  Prompt  is  thy  pow'r,  when  ills  invade, 
The  weak  and  contrite  soul  to  aid ; 
Then  let  thy  clemency  divine 
Conspicuous  in  my  pardon  shine. 

3.  O  let  the  fulness  of  thy  grace 
Each  error  Gf  my  life  efface  !— 
But  thy  decrees,  almighty  Sire  I 
Integrity  of  heart  require. 

4.  Give  me  a  will  to  tliiue  subdu'd, 

A  conscience  pure,  a  soul  renew 'd ; 
Nor  let  me,  wrapp'd  in  endless  gloom. 
An  outcast  from  thy  presence  roam. 

5.  The  heart,  that,  taught  its  guUt  to  know. 
Repentant  heaves  with  inward  woe, 
Shall  find  its  pray'rs,  its  groans,  its  sighs. 
To  thee  in  full  acceptance  rise. 

HYMN  251.  L.  M. 

1.  T  ORD !  we  have  wander'd  from  thy  way, 

Like  foolish  sheep  have  gone  astray ; 
Our  pleasant  pastures  we  have  left. 
And  of  their  guard  our  souls  bereft. 

2.  Expos'd  to  want,  expos'd  to  harm, 
Far  from  our  gentle  shepherd's  arm ; 
Nor  will,  these  fatal  wand'rings  cease, 
'Till  thou  reveal  the  paths  ot  peace. 

3.  O  seek  thy  thoughtless  servants.  Lord  ! 
Nor  let  us  quite  forget  thy  word. 

Our  erring  souls  do  thou  restore, 
And  kc^p  us,  that  we  stray  no  more. 


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HYMN  m  s.  M. 

1.  A  TTEND,  my  soul,  with  awe. 

The  dictates  of  thy  God ; 
Silent  and  trembling  hear  the  voice 
Of  his  appointed  ro^ 

2.  Now  let  me  search  my  ways, 

And  prostrate  seek  his  face; 
Conscious  of  guilt,  hefore  his  thjronc 
In  dust  my  soul  abase.' 

3.  O  teach  me  what's  unknown, 

And  all  my  crimes  forgive. 
Those  crimes  I  would  no  more  repeat. 
But  to  thy  honour  live. 

4.  My  sorrows  plainly  sho^j 

That  all  on  earth  is  v^. 
In  God  my  wounded  heart  confides. 
True  i-est  and  bliss  to  gain. 

HYMN  2^.  o.  M. 

1.  ^WEET  is  the  friendly  voice  which  speak" 

The  words  of  life  and  peace ; 
Which  bids  the  upright  he^t  rejoice, 
And  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 

2.  Thou,  Lord !  in  mercy  wilt  regard 

The  humble  and  sincere ; 
Thou  wilt  with  gracious  eye  behold 
The  penitential  tear. 

3.  Thou  canst  restrain  wild  passion's  sway? 

The  pow'r  office  control. 
Restore  bright  reason's  ray  divine. 
And  puriiy  the  soul. 

4.  O  God !  from  error  turn  my  feet. 

That  I  no  more  may  stray; 
And  guide  my  steps  direct  and  safe 
In  virtue's  peaceful  way. 

5.  Let  me  no  more,  with  wilful  mind. 

Thy  righteous  laws  offend. 
Then  shdl  1  know  nor  guilt  nor  fear> 
If  thou  be  stjil  my  friend. 


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HYMN  264.  s,  m, 

,  blessed  souls  are  they, 
Whose  sins  are  cover'd  o'er ! 
Divinely  blest,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more ! 
i3.  They  mourn  theix*  follies  past. 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care  5 
Their  lips  and  lives  without  deceit, 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 
3.  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray ; 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne. 
Our  help  in  time  of  deep  distress. 
Is  found  in  God  alone. 

HYMN  255.  d  m. 

The  joy  of  conversion  from  sin. 

1.  TXTHEN  God  reveaPd  his  gracious  name. 

And  chang'd  my  mournful  state. 
My  rapture  seem'd  a  pleasing  dream. 
The  grace  appear'd  so  great. 

2.  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change. 

And  did  thy  hand  confess ; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains. 
And  sung  surprising  grace, 

3.  "  Great  is  the  work,"  my  neighbours  cried. 

And  own'd  thy  pow'r  divine ; 
"  Great  is  the  work,"  my  heart  replied, 
"And  he  the  glory  thine." 

i.  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 
Gan  give  us  day  for  night ; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 
5.  Let  those,  that  sow  in  sadness,  wait, 
'Till  the  fair  harvest  come  5 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 
And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

HYMN  256.  s.  m. 

L  TTOW  various  and  how  new 

Are  thy  compassions.  Lord ! 
TSi  2 


i^O      EEPENTA,NGB  AND  GONVpRSIOK. 

Each  morning  shall  thy  mercies  sheWj 
Each  night  thy  love  record. 

2.  Thy  goodness,  like  the  sun, 

Dawn'd  on  our  early  days. 
Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 
To  form  our  lips  to  praise. 

3.  Each  object  we;  beheld 

Gave  pleasure  to  our  eyeis ; 
And  nature  all  our  senses  held 
In  bands  of  sweet  surprise. 

4.  But  pleasures  more  refin'd 

Awaited  that  blest  day. 
When  liglit  arose  upon  our  mind 
To  chase  our  sins  away. 

5.  How  various  and  how  new 

Are  thy  compassions.  Lord  ! 
Eternity  thy  truth  shall  shew, 
And  all  thy  love  record. 

HYMN  257..  s.  M. 

Thanhsgivlng' for  deliverance  from  the  power  of 
I.  nr^HE  trav'iler  lost  in  night, 

Breathes  many  a  longing  sigh. 
And  marks  the  welcome  dawn  of  light 
With  rapture  in  liis  eye. 
3.  Thus  sweet  the  dawn  of  day 
Lost  weary  sinners  find, 
W^hen  mercy  with  reviving  ray 
Beams  o'er  tlie  fainting  mkid. 
3.  To  slaves  opprest  with  chains, 
How  kind,  how  dear  the  friend. 
Whose  gen'rous  hand  relieves  their  pains. 
And  bids  their  sorrows  end  I 
4',  Thus  dear  that  friend  divine. 
Who  rescues  captive  souls, 
Unbinds  the  galling  chains  of  sin;, 
And  all  its  pow'r  cjantrols, 
z\  My  God  \  to  gospel  light 
My  dawn  of  hone  I  eve  j 


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Once,  wand'ring  in  the  shades  of  night. 
And  sunk  in  hopeless  woe. 
6.  Thy  hand  redeemed  the  slave. 
And  set  the  prisoner  free. 
Bp  all  I  am,  and  all  I  have, 
Devoted,  Lord,  to  thee ! 


XVI. 

THE  JOY  AND  HAPPINESS  OF 
TRUE  CHRISTIANS. 


HYMN  258.  s.  m. 

1.  i^OME,  ye  that  love  the  Lord, 
^  And  let  your  joys  be  known ; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord. 
Whilst  ye  surround  the  throne, 
^.  Let  those  refuse  to  sing, 

Who  never  knew  our  God : 
But  servants  of  the  heav'nly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

3.  The  God,  who  rules  on  high, 

Who  all  the  earth  surveys. 
Who  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky. 
And  calms  the  roaring  seas : 

4.  This  awful  God  is  ours, 

Our  Father  and  our  love ; 
He  will  send  down  his  heav'nly  pow'rs, 
To  caiTy  us  above. 
5*.  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin ! 
There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 
t>.  Yea,  and  before  we  rise 
To  that  immortal  state, 
The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss 
Should  constant  joys  create. 


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7.  The  men  of  gi^ace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below. 
Celestial  fruit  on  earthly  ground 
From  faitli  and  hope  may  grow, 

8.  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 

And  ev'ry  tear  be  dry : 
We're  maixihing  through  Tmmanuel's  ground 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

HYMN  259.  s.  m. 

X.  "VTOW  let  our  voices  join 
To  form  a  sacred  song ; 
Ye  pilgrims  in  Jehovah's  ways. 
With  music  pass  along. 

2.  How  straight  the  path  appears ! 

How  open  and  how  fair ! 
No  lurking  snares  t'  entrap  our  feet ; 
No  fierce  destroyer  there. 

3.  But  fiow'rs  of  Paradise 

In  rieh  profusion  spring  ; 
The  sun  of  glory  gilds  the  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

4.  See  Salem's  golden  spires 

In  beauteous  prospect  rise ; 
And  brighter  crowns  than  mortals  wear. 
Which  sparkle  tlirough  the  skies. 

5.  All  honour  to  his  name, 

Who  marks  tlie  shining  way  5 
To  him,  who  leads  the  wand'rers  on 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

HYMN  260  c.  m. 

1.  XTE  trembling  souls  !  dismiss  your  fears ; 
^  Be  mercy  all  your  theme  ; 
Mercy,  which  like  a  river  flows 
In  one  continued  stream. 
^,  Feai'  not  the  pow'rs  of  earth  and  hell  • 
God  will  these  pow'rs  restrain ; 
His  mighty  arm  their  rage  repel. 
And  make  their  efforts  va'm. 


OF  TRUE  CHRISTIANS. 

3.  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good : 

He  will  for  his  provide, 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  give  them  heav'n  beside. 

4.  Fear  not,  that  he  will  e'er  forsake, 

Or  leave  his  work  undone : 
He's  faithful  to  his  promises. 
And  faithful  to  his  Son. 

5.  Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the  gi'ave. 

Nor  death's  tremendous  sting : 
He  will  from  endless  wrath  preserve. 
To  endless  glory  bring. 

6.  You  in  his  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  grace. 

May  confidently  trust: 
His  wisdom  guides,  his  pow'r  protects. 
His  grace  rewards  the  just. 


HYMN  261.  c.  M. 


I  bid  farewell  to  ev'ry  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 


2,  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage^ 
And  hellish  darts  be  hurl'd : 
Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage. 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 
2.  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come. 
And  storms  of  sorrow  fall : 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home. 
My  God,  my  heav'n,  my  all ! 
4.  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 
In  seas  of  heav'nly  rest; 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

HYMN  262  l.  m. 

1.  ^OT  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth, 

-»-^  Who  boast  the  honoup  of  their  birth. 

Such  real  dignity  can  claim, 

As  those  ^vho  bear  the  Christian  name. 


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%  To  them  the  privilege  is  giv*n, 
To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heav'n ; 
Sons  of  the  God  who  reigns  on  high. 
And  heirs  of  joy  beyond  the  sky. 

3.  His  will  he  makes  them  early  know. 
And  teaches  their  young  feet  to  go ; 
Whispers  instruction  to  their  minds. 
And  on  their  hearts  his  precepts  binds. 

4.  Their  daily  wants  his  hands  supply ; 
Their  steps  he  guards  with  watchful  eye ; 
Leads  them  from  earth  to  heav'n  above, 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  love. 

5.  If  I've  the  honour,  Lord  !  to  be 
One  of  this  num'rous  family: 
On  me  the  gracious  gift  bestow. 
To  call  thee  Abba,  Father,  too. 

Q\  So  may  my  conduct  ever  prove 
My  filial  piety  and  love  ! 
Whilst  all  my  brethren  clearly  trace 
Their  Father's  likeness  on  my  face. 

HYMN  268.  G.  M. 

r.  "pORSAKE,  my  soul !  the  tents  of  sin : 
How  false  her  joys  appear  ! 
Noise  and  confusion  dwell  within ; 
Peace  is  a  stranger  there. 

2.  The  men,  who  keep  the  laws  of  God, 

His  choicest  blessings?  shai-e  ; 
Or,  if  he  lifts  his  chast'ning  rod, 
'Tis  with  a  Father's  care. 

3.  His  mighty  pow'r  shall  guard  the  just .  .  ■ 

His  wisdom  jjoint  their  way ; 
His  eye  shall  watch  their  sleeping  dust ; 
His  hand  revive  their  clay. 

4.  Begin,  ye  saints,  the  joyful  task ; 

His  praise  employ  your  tongue ; 
And  soon  eternity  will  ask 
A  more  exalted  song. 

HYMN  264.  cm. 

1.  "^XrlTH  transport,  Lord !  we  view  the  page^ 
*  ^  Where  all  tliy  mei-ciea  shine ; 


OF  TRUE  CHRISTIAN^, 
And  joy  to  tell  the  rising  ag*e. 
What  boundless  grace  is  thine. 

2.  The  world,  with  all  its  shifting  schemes, 

Time,  with  its  fleeting  hours, 
Life,  with  its  gay  and  flatt'ring  dreams. 
Its  hopes  and  fears,  is  ours. 

3.  Death,  also,  at  our  Father's  word, 

Lays  all  its  terrors  by ; 
Gently  divides  the  silver  cord, 

And  calls  us  to  tlie  sky. 
,4.  Fain  would  oiu*  hearts  a  tribute  briHg; 

Before  our  Father's  throne  ; 
fc  A  tribute  worthy  of  our  King, 

Whose  meixies  are  unknown. 

HYMN  265.  c.  m. 

1.       happy  soul  that  lives  on  high  ! 
While  men  lie  grov'ling  here. 
His  hopes  are  fix'd  above  the  sky, 
And  faith  forbids  his  fear. 
%  His  conscience  knows  no  secret  stings  5 
11     While  grace  and  joy  combine 
To  form  a  life,  whose  holy  springs 
Are  hidden  and  divine. 

3.  He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God  , 

His  God  in  secret  sees. 
Let  earth  be  all  in  arms  abroad. 
He  dwells  in  heav'nly  peace. 

4.  His  pleasures  rise  from  things  miseeix. 

Beyond  this  world  and  time. 
Where  neither  eyes  nor  ears  have  been; 
Nor  thoughts  of  mortals  climb. 

5.  He  looks  to  heav'ns  eternal  hill, 

To  meet  that  glorious  day, 
Wlien  Christ  his  promise  sj  lall  fulfil 
And  call  his  soul  away. 

HYMN  266.  l.  h. 

t.  TV^H^^  some  in  folly's  pleasui*es  roll, 

And  court  the  joys  which  hurt  the  sQul  3 
Be  mine  that  silent  calm  repast, 
A  peaceful  conscience  to  the  last : 


56  THE  JOY  AND  HAPPINESS 


2.  That  tree  which  bears  immortal  fruit, 
Without  a  canker  at  the  root ; 

That  friend,  who  never  fails  the  just, 
When  other  friends  desert  their  trust* 

3.  With  this  companion  in  the  shade. 
My  soul  no  more  shall  be  dismay'd ; 
But  fearless  meet  the  midnight  gloom, 
And  the  pale  monarch  of  the  tomb. 

4.  Though  heav'n  afflict,  I'll  not  repine ; 
The  noblest  comforts  still  are  mine : 
Comforts,  which  over  death  prevail. 
And  journey  with  me  through  the  vale. 

0.  The  Lord  will  smooth  my  rugged  "wray. 
And  lead  me  to  the  realms  of  day. 

To  milder  skies  and  brighter  plains. 
Where  everlasting  pleasure  reigns. 

HYMN  267.  c.  m. 

1.  f  \  happiness,  thou  pleasing  dream  ! 
"  Where  is  thy  substance  found  ? 
Sougfht  through  the  varying  scenes,  in  vain, 

Of  earth's  capacious  round. 

2.  Religion's  sacred  lamp  alone 

Unerring  points  the  way, 
Where  happmess  for  ever  shines 
With  unpolluted  ray. 

HYMN  268.  s.  M. 

1.  ^^T^HEN  gloomy  thoughts  and  fears 

^  »   The  trembling  heart  invade j 
And  all  the  face  of  nature  wears 
An  universal  shade : 

2,  Religion  can  assuage 

The  tempest  of  the  so\ll ; 
And  evVy  fear  shall  lose  its  rage 
At  her  divine  control. 

5.  Through  life's  bewildered  w^y. 

Her  haml  unerring  leads ; 
And  o'er  the  path  her  heav'nly  ray 
A  ch€>ering  lusti'e  sheds. 


OF  TRUE  CHRISTIANS, 

1.  "When  reason,  lir'd  and  blind. 

Sinks  helpless  and  afraid ; 
llxou  blest  supporter  of  the  mind, 
How  pow'rful  is  thine  aid  f 
5.  O  let  me  feel  thy  pow'r, 
And  find  thy  sweet  relief, 
1    To  brighten  ev'ry  gloomy  hour, 
^,       And  soften  ev'ry  grief. 

|,  HYMN  269.  t.  m. 

TT^W  blest  the  man,  how  more  than  blest. 
Whose  heart  no  guilty  thoughts  employ 
•  rod's  endless  sunshine  fills  his  breast, 
I       And  conscience  whispers  peace  and  joy. 
^2.  Pure  rectitude's  unerring  way 
'       His  heav'n-conducted  steps  pursue ; 
Whiie  crowds  in  guilt  and  error  stray, 
Uiistain'd  his  soul,  and  bright  his  view, 
a.  By  God's  almighty  arm  sustain'd, 
True  virtue  soon  or  late  shall  rise ; 
i   Knjoy  her  conquest,  nobly  gain'd, 
'f-      And  share  the  triumph  of  the  skies, 
;|4{»  But  fools,  to  sacred  wisdom  blind. 
Who  vice's  tempting  call  obey, 
'itV.  A  different  fate  shall  quickly  find, 
*     To  ev'ry  storm  an  easy  prey. 

HYMN  270.  L.  ill. 

'^pHERE  is  a  glorious  world  on  high, 
.jrV     -■-   Resplendent  with  eternal  day ; 
Faith  views  the  blissful  prospect  nigh, 
Wliile  God's  own  word  reveals  the  "Way, 

2.  Tliere  shall  the  fav'rites  of  the  Lord 

With  never-fading  lustre  shine. 
Surprising  honour  !  vast  reward  ! 
Conferr'd  on  man  by  love  divine, 

3.  How  blest  are  those,  how  truly  wise. 

Who  learn  and  keep  the  sacred  road ! 
Happy  the  men,  whom  heav'n  eJnploys 
To  turn  rebellious  hearts  to  God  5 


THE  JOY  AND  HAPPINESS 

4.  To  will  them  from  the  fatal  Avay, 

Where  erring  folly  thoughtless  roves  j 
And  that  blest  righteousness  display, 
Which  Jesus  taught  and  God  approves. 

5.  The  shining  firmament  shall  fade, 

And  sparkling  stars  resign  their  light  : 
But  these  sliall  know  nor  change  nor  shade. 
For  ever  fair,  for  ever  bright. 

6.  On  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire, 

O  may  our  spirits  daily  rise ; 
And  reach  at  last  the  shining  choir, 
In  the  bright  mansions  of  the  skies  ! 

HYMN  271.  p.  M. 

I.  A  LL  earthly  charms,  however  dear, 

Howe'er  they  please  the  eye  or  ear. 
Will  quickly  fade  and  fly. 
Of  earthly  glory  faint  the  blaze. 
And  soon  the  transitor\"  rays 
In  endless  darkness  die. 
t2\  The  nobler  beauties  of  the  just 
Shall  never  moulder  in  the  dust. 

Or  know  a  sad  decay ; 
Their  honours  time  and  death  defy, 
And  round  the  throne  of  heav'n  on  higi) 
Beam  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  272.  l.  m. 

l\  XTE  humble  souls,  complain  no  more  ; 
A  Let  faith  survey  your  future  store. 

How  happy,  how  divinely  blest, 

The  sacred  words  of  truth  attest. 
2',  When  conscious  grief  laments  sincere. 

And  pours  the  penitential  tear ; 

Hope  points  to  your  dejected  eyes 

A  bright  reversion  in  the  skies, 
3.  In  vain  tlie  sons  of  wealth  and  pride 

Despise  your  lot,  your  hopes  deride ; 

In  vain  they  boast' their  little  stores ; 

Trifles  are  theirs,  a  kingilom  yours : 


OF  TRUE  CHRISTIANS. 

4.  A  kingdom  of  immense  delight, 
Where  health  and  peace  and  joy  unite; 
Where  undeclining  pleasures  rise, 
And  ev'ry  wish  hath  full  supplies : 

5.  A  kingdom  wliich  can  ne'er  decay. 
Though  time  sweep  earthly  thrones  away. 
The  state,  which  pow'r  and  truth  sustain, 
Unmov'd  for  ever  must  remain. 

6.  Great  God !  to  thee  we  breathe  our  pray'r 
If  thou  confirm  our  int'rest  there. 
Enroll 'd  among  thy  happy  poor, 

Our  largest  wishes  ask  no  more. 

HYMN  278.  c.  m. 

t.  TTOW  happy  is  the  man,  who  hears 
-O-  Instruction's  warning  voice  ; 
And  who  celestial  wisdom  makes 
His  early,  only,  choice  ! 
i.  Wisdom  has  treasures  greater  far^ 
Than  east  or  west  unfold ; 
And  her  rewards  more  precious  are 
Than  is  the  gain  of  gold. 
3.  In  her  right  hand  she  holds  to  view 
A  length  of  happy  yeajrs  ; 
And  in  her  left  the  prize  of  fame 
And  honour  bright  appears. 
4»  She  guides  the  young  with  innocence^ 
In  pleasures  path  to  tread : 
A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
Upon  the  hoary  head. 
5.  According  as  her  labours  rise. 
So  her  rewards  increase ; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness. 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 


550       THE  CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER 


XVII. 

THE  CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER 
AND  LIFE,  IN  GENERAL.  ^ 


HYMN  274.  l.  m. 

1.  O  O  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess  ; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shincj 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine ! 

2c  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  the  salvation  reigns,  within. 
And  grace  subdues  the  pow'r  of  sin; 

3.  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  deny'd, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride  ; 
Wliilst  justice,  temp 'ranee,  truth,  and  love 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

'L  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
\Vhiist  we  expect  that  blessed  hope. 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

HYMN  275.  c.  m. 

1 .  T  want  a  principle  within 
A  Of  jealous  godly  fear, 
A  dread  and  hatred  of  all  sin, 
A  pain  to  feel  it  near. 
'2.  That  I  from  thee  no  more  may  pai^t, 
No  more  thy  goodness  grieve : 
The  filial  awe,  the  loving  heart, 
The  tender  conscience  give ; 

3.  A  heart  resign 'd,  submissive,  meek. 

My  great  Redeemer's  throne. 
Where  only  Christ  is  heard  to  speak. 
Where  Jesus  reigns  alone. 

4.  Quick  as  the  apple  of  an  eye, 

O  God !  my  conscience  make ; 
Awake  my  soul  when  sin  is  nigh. 
And  keep  it  still  awake. 


AND  LIFE,  IN  GENERAL.  Ui 

5.  If  to  the  right  or  left  I  stray, 

That  moment,  Lord,  reprove ; 
And  let  me  moui'n,  and  weep,  and  praj. 
For  having  griev'd  thy  love  ! 

6.  O  !  may  the  least  omission  pain 

My  well-instructed  soul ; 
TJhat  I  may  find  that  grace  again, 
Which  makes  the  wounded  whole, 

HYMN  276  l.  m. 

1.  "VITHAT  strange  perplexities  arise  ! 

What  anxious  fears  and  jealousies  ! 
What  crowds  in  doubtful  light  appear ! 
How  few,  alas,  approved  and  clear ! 

2.  And  what  am  I  ?— -My  soul,  awake. 
And  an  impartial  sui'vey  take. 

Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear  ? 

3.  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear  ? 
Is  Jesus  foriTQi'd  and  living  tliere  ? 
Say,  do  his  lineaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine  ^ 

4.  Searcher  of  hearts,  O  search  me  still ; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal ; 

My  fears  remove ;  let  me  appear 

To  God  and  my  own  conscience  clear  I 

HYMN  277.  l.  m. 

L  Tl/'HO  shall  ascend  thy  heav'nly  place. 

Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  f 
The  man,  who  loves  religion  now, 
And  humbly  walks  witli  God  below; 

2,  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  cleaij^ 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they  mean^ 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue ; 

He  hates  to  do  his  neiglibour  wrong, 

3.  He  will  not  trust  an  ill  report, 
Nor  vent  it  to  his  neighbour's  hurt ; 
Sinners  Qf  state  he  can  despise, 
But  saints  are  honour 'd  in  his  eves. 

O  2 


THE  CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER 

4.  Firm  to  his  word  he  ever  stood. 
And  always  makes  his  promise  good : 
Nor  wijl  he  change  the  thing  he  swears. 
Whatever  pain  or  loss  he  bears. 

5.  He  never  deals  in  bribing  gold. 

And  mourns  tliat  justice  should  be  sold. 
If  others  vex  and  grind  the  poor, 
Sweet  charity  attends  liis  door. 

6.  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  prays 
For  those  who  curse  him  to  his  face ; 
And  doth  to  all  men  still  the  same. 
That  he  could  hope  or  wish  from  them. 

7.  Yet,  when  his  holiest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone. 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see. 
And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord with  thee. 

HYMN  278.  fc.  m. 

1.  RE  AT  God !  whose  all-pervading  eye 

Sees  ev'ry  passion  of  my  soul ! 
When  sunk  too  low,  or  rais'd  too  high. 
Teach  me  those  passions  to  controL 

2.  Temper  the  fervours  of  my  frame  5 

Be  charity  their  constant  spring; 
And  O,  let  no  unhallow'd  flame 

Pollute  the  offerings  I  bring, 
5.  Let  peace  with  piety  unite, 

To  mend  the  bias  of  my  will ; 
While  hope  and  heav'n-ey'd  faith  excite. 

And  wisdom  regulates  my  zeal : 
4.  That  wisdom,  Avhich  to  meekness  turns  5 

Wisdom  descending  from  above ; 
And  let  my  zeal,  whene'er  it  burns^ 

Be  kindled  by  the  fire  of  love. 

HYMN  279.  l.  m. 

i.  O  UPRExVIE  and  universal  light ! 
^  Fountain  of  reason  !  Judge  of  right  I 
Without  whose  kind,  dii'ecting  ray, 
lu  everiastiE^  night  we  s^ray^ ; 


AND  LIFE,  IN  GENERAJ  .  m 
U.  Assist  us,  Lord,  to  act,  to  be. 
What  all  tliy  sacred  laws  decree  ; 
Worthy  that  intellectual  fiarae, 
Which  from  thy  breathing  spirit  came- 

3.  No  slaves  to  profit,  shame,  or  fear, 
O  may  our  steadfast  bosoms  bear 
The  stamp  of  heav'n,  an  honest  heart. 
Above  the  mean  disguise  of  art  I  . 

^.  May  our  expanded  souls  disclaim 

The  narrow  view,  the  selfish  aim; 

But  with  a  Christian  zeal  embmce 

Whatever  is  friendly  to  our  race. 
5.  O  Father !  grace  and  virtue  grant^ 

No  more  we  wish,  no  more  we  waitt. 

To  know,  to  serve  thee,  and  to  love. 

Is  peace  below,  is  bliss  above. 

HYMN  280.  L.  M. 

1.  nnH^ uplifted  eye,  and  bended  knee. 

Are  but  vain  homage,  Lord  I  to  thce> 
In  vain  our  lips  thy  pi-aise  prolong. 
The  heart  a  stranger  to  the  song. 

2.  Can  rites,  and  forms,  and  flaming  zeal 
The  breaches  of  thy  precepts  heal  ? 
Or  fasts  and  penance  reconcile 

Thy  justice,  and  obtain  thy  smile  ? 
3-  The  pure,  the  humble,  contrite  mind, 
Sincere,  and  to  thy  will  resign'd. 
To  thee  a  nobler  ofPring  yields, 
Than  Sheba's  groves,  or  Sharon's  fields. 

4.  Love  God  and  man : — ^this  gr^eat  commaud 
Doth  on  eternal  pillars  stand. 

This  did  thine  ancient  prophets  teach. 
This  did  the  great  Messiah  preach. 

HYMN  281.  L.  M. 

t.  XX AD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jewi^^ 
-■^  And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use  j 
If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found. 
Like  tinklbg  brass,  aa  empty  sound. 


164        THE  CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER 
2.  Were  I  inspir'd  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heav'n  and  hell. 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove. 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 
Q,  Should  T  distribute  all  my  store. 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  tlie  poor ; 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame, 
To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name : 
,4.  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  tnen 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain ; 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

HYMN  282.  c.  m. 

1.  npHOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God  ! 
Soon  as  I  know  thy  way, 
My  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word. 
And  suffers  no  delay. 
2. 1  choose  the  path  of  heav'nly  truth. 
And  glory  in  my  choice ; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 
S.  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 
I  set  before  mine  eyes ; 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength, 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 

4.  Whene'er  I  winder  from  thy  path, 

I  think  upon  my  ways ; 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands. 
And  U'ust  thy  pard'ning  grace. 

5.  I^ow  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine : 

O  save  thy  servant,  Lord  ! 
Thou  art  my  shield,  my  hiding  place ; 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word. 

6.  Thou  hast  inclin'd  this  heart  of  mine 

Thy  statutes  to  fulfil ; 
And  thus,  'till  mortal  life  shall  end^ 
Would  I  perform  thy  will. 

HYMN  288.  c.  m. 

I , 'II/'HILST  sinners,  who  presimie  t©  ht^i\ 
The  Christian's  sacred  name.. 


AND  LIFE,  .IN  GENERAL, 
I'lu'ow  up  the  reins  to  ev'ry  lust, 
And  glory  in  tlieir  shame : 
L\  Ye  saints,  preserv'd  in  Christ  and  cali'd, 
Detest  their  impious  ways, 
And  on  the  basis  of  your  faith 
An  heav'nly  temple  raise. 
2.  Upon  tlie  Spirit's  promis'd  aid 
Depend  from  day  to  day ; 
And,  whilst  he  breathes  his  quick'ning  grace^ 
Adore,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

4.  Preserve  unquench'd  your  love  to  God, 

And  let  the  flame  arise, 
And  higher  and  still  higher  blaze, 
'Till  it  ascends  the  skies^ 

5.  With  a  transporting  joy  expect 

The  grace  your  Lord  shall  give, 
When  all  his  saints  shall  from  his  hands 
Their  crowns  of  life  receive, 

HYMN  284  c.  m. 

L  TILEST  are  the  undeai'd  in  heart. 
Whose  w.scys  are  right  and  clean ; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 
But  fly  from  ev'ry  sin. 
%  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word. 
And  practise  thy  commands ; 
Witli  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord^ 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 
S.  Great  is  their  peace,  who  love  thy  law ; 
How  firm  their  souls  abide  ! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside, 
"i.  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 
And  keep  my  face  from  shame. 
When  all  thy  statutes  I  obey. 
And  honour  all  thy  name. 

HYMN  285.  l.  m. 

"DLESS'D  are  the  humble  souls,  who  see 
-M  I'heir  ignorance  and  poveJrt^ : 


166         THE  CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER 
Treasures  of  grace  to  them  are  giv'n, 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in  heav'n. 
Bless'd  are  the  men  of  broken  heart, 
"Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart ; 
For  them  divine  compassion  flows, 
A  healing  balm  for  all  their  woes. 

3.  Bless'd  ai'e  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  wai*  : 
God  will  secure  their  peaceful  state. 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great. 

4.  Bless'd  are  the  souls,  who  thu-st  for  gi*ace, 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness : 
They  shall  be  well  supplied  and  fed 
With  living  sti'earas  and  living  bread. 

5.  Bless'd  are  the  men,  whose  hearts  still  move  * 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love ; 

They  shall  themselves  from  God  obtain 
Like  sympathy  and  love  again. 
Q,  Bless'd  are  the  pure,  whose  hearts  are  clean 
From  the  defiling  pow'r  of  sin : 
With  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 
A  God  of  spotless  purity. 

7.  Bless'd  are  the  men  of  peaceful  life. 
Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife : 
They  shall  be  call'd  the  heirs  of  bliss. 
The  sons  of  God,  the  God  of  peace. 

8.  Bless'd  are  the  sufF'rers  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake : 
Their  souls  shall  U*iumph  in  the  Lord, 
Glory  and  joy  are  their  reward. 

HYMN  286.  l.  m. 

!.  Tr\OST  thou  mv  worjthless  name  record, 
Free  of  thy  koly  city.  Lord  ? 

Am  I,  a  sinner,  call'd  to  share 

The  precious  privileges  there  ? 
2.  Art  thou  my  King,  my  Father  sty  I'd  ? 

Am  I  thy  ser\ant  and  "thy  child  ? 

Whilst  wretched  millions  draw  their  breath 

in  lands  of  i^noranoe  and  death. 


AND  LIFE,  IN  GENERAL. 
^.  Shall  I  receive  this  grace  in  vain  ? 
Shall  I  ray  great  vocation  stain  ? 
Away,  ye  w  orks  in  darkness  wrought ! 
Aw  ay  each  sensual,  wanton  thought  I 

4.  My  soul,  I  charge  thee  to  excel 
lu  thinking  right  and  acting  well. 
Deep  let  thy  searching  pow'rs  engage, 
Unbiass'd  in  tlie  sacred  page. 

5.  Strong,  and  more  strong,  thy  passions  rulfe. 
Advancing  still  in  virtue's  school ; 
Contending  still,  with  noble  strife, 

'['o  imitate  thy  Saviour's  life. 


1 .  A  H  wretched  souls,  who  strive  in  vain. 
Slaves  to  the  world,  and  slaves  to  sin ! 
V  nobler  toil  may  I  sustain, 
A  nobler  satisfaction  win. 
'i.  1  would  resolve  with  all  my  heart, 

With  all  my  pow'rs  to  serve  the  Lord; 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 
'y.  O  be  his  service  all  my  joy  ! 

Around  let  ray  example  shine ; 
"Till  others  love  the  blest  employ. 
And  join  in  labours  so  divine. 

4.  Be  this  the  purpose  of  my  soul. 

My  solemn,  my  determin'd  choice, 
•  To  yield  to  his  supreme  control, 
And  in  his  kind  commands  rejoice. 

5.  O  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire, 

Nor  wander  from  thy  sacred  "vf ays. 
6^reat  God  !  accept  my  soul's  desire. 
And  give  me  strength  to  live  thy  praise. 


I.  A  WAKE,  our  souls  !  away  our  fears  ! 

Let  ev'ry  trembling  thought  be  gdrtp. 
Awake,  and  run  the  heav'nly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  oh. 


HYMN  287.  l.  m. 


HYMN  288  l.  m. 


168         THE  CHUISTIAX  CHARACTEK 


3.  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 
And  moi'tal  spirits  tire  and  faint ; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  Gcd, 

Who  strength  imparts  to  ev'ry  saiiit : 
3,  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  po^v'r 
Is  ever  new  and  ever  young, 
And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

1.  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  aii*, 

We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode ; 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly. 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heav'nly  roacK 

HYMN  289.  c.  m. 

%,  A  WAKE  my  soul  ]  stretch  ev'iy  nciT*^. 
And  press  with  vigour  on  : 
A  heav'nly  i*ace  demands  thy  zeal. 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2.  A  .cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey : 
J'orget  the  steps  already  trod. 
And  onward  urge  thy  Avay. 

3.  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice, 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high  ; 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye; 

4.  That  prize,  with  peerless  glories  bright, 

Which  shall  new  lustre  boast, 
When  victor's  croAvns  and  monarchs'  gerA* 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust, 

HYMN  290.  c.  m. 

1 ,  r\UR  country  is  Immanuel's  grouiiu  ? 
-  vJ'  We  seek  that  promis'd  soil  : 
The  songs  of  Zion  cheer  oar  hearts. 
While  strangers  here  we  toil. 
J.  Oft  do  our  cye."^  with  joy  o'erflow, 
And  oft  are  bath'd  in  tears : 
Yet  nought  but  heav'n  our  hopes  con  raif*?'. 
And  nought  but  sin,  our  fears. 


AND  him,  IN  C^ENERAL. 

3.  The  flot»^'rs,  that  spring  along  the  road^ 

We  scarcely  stoop  to  pluck ; 
We  walk  O'er  beds  of  shining  ore. 
Nor  waste  one  anxious  look. 

4.  We  tread  the  path  our  Master  trod ; 

We  bear  tlie  cross  he  bore  ; 
And  ev'ry  thorn  that  wounds  our  feetj 
^       Hh  temples  pierc'd  befoi*e. 

5.  Our  pow'rs  are  oft  dissolv'd  away 

In  ecstaeies  of  love  ; 
And,  while  our  bodies  wander  hercj 
Our  souls  are  fix'd  above. 
G.  We  purge  our  mortal  dross  awayj, 
Refining  as  we  run ; 
But,  while  we  die  to  earth  and  sense^ 
Our  heav'n  is  here  begun* 

HYMN  291.  L.  M. 

1.  T  ET  sorrow,  Lord,  my  bosom  fill, 

W  hen  impious  men  transgress  thy  will 
Teach  me  to  mourn,  when  lips  profane 
Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vain* 

2.  With  indignation  may  I  treat 
The  works  of  malice  and  deceit ; 
And  ever  from  their  friendship  flee, 
Who  dare  to  scorn  thy  laws  and  thee, 

3.  Doth  secret  mischief  lurk  within  ? 
Do  I  indulge  some  unknown  sin  ? 
O  turn  my  feet  whene'er  I  stray. 
And  lead  me  in  thy  perfect  way, 

HYMN  292.  s.  m, 

1.  VE  servants  of  the  Lord, 

A  Each  in  his  office  wait, 
Observant  of  his  heav'nly  wdrd,. 
And  watchful  at  his  gate. 

2.  Let  all  yoiu'  lamps  be  bright, 

And  trim  the  golden  flame, 
Gh-d  up  your  loins,  as  in  his  sight. 
For  awful  is  his  npme. 


170 


FAITH. 


3.  Watch !  'tis  your  Lord's  command; 

And  while  we  speak,  he's  near, 
^lark  the  first  signal  ot-his  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4.  O  happy  servant  he, 

In  such  a  posture  found  ! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honoiu*  crown'd. 

HYMN  29S.  L.  M. 

1.  A  SSIST  us,  Lord,  thy  name  to  praise. 

For  this  rich  gospel  of  thy  grace ; 
And,  that  our  hearts  may  love  it  more, 
Teach  them  to  feel  its  vital  pow'r. 

2.  With  joy  may  we  our  course  pursue, 
And  keep  the  crown  of  life  in  view  ; 
That  crown,  which  in  one  hour  repays 
The  labom-  of  ten  thousand  days. 

3.  Should  bonds  or  death  obsti'uct  oiu*  way. 
L^nmov'd  their  terrors  we'll  survey  ; 
And  the  last  horn'  improve  for  thee, 
The  last  of  life  or  liberty. 

4.  Welcome  those  bonds,  which  may  unite 
Our  souls  to  their  supreme  delight ! 
Welcome  tiiat  death,  whose  painful  strife 
Be^irs  us  to  Christ,  our  better  life. 


XVIII. 
FAITH. 


HYMN  294.  c.  m. 

1.  T^AITH  adds  new  charms  to  eai'thly  bliss 
And  saves  me  from  its  snares  ; 
Its  aid  in  ev'iy  duty  brings. 
And  softens  all  my  cares ; 
'2.  Extinguishes  the  thiret  of  sin, 
And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Gf  love  to  God  and  heav'nly  thing?. 
And  feeds  the  pure  desh-e. 


FAITH.  m 

3.  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  pow'r 

The  healing  balm  to  give ; 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  \m  cheer. 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4.  Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds, 

Where  deathless  pleasures  reign  ; 
And  bids  me  seek  my  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  me  seek  in  vain, 

5.  Shews  me  the  precious  promise  seaPd 

With  the  Redeemer's  blood  ; 
And  helps  my  feeble  hope  to  reat 
Upon  a  faithful  God. 

6.  There,  there  unshaken  would  I  rest, 

'Till  this  vile  body  dies ; 
And  then  on  Faith's  triumphant  wings 
At  once  to  glory  rise. 

HYMN  295.  l.  m. 

1.  'n['^IS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come. 

We  \^lk  through  deserts  dark  as  night ; 
'Till  we  arrive  at  heav'n  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light, 

2.  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies ; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear : 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3.  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  througli. 

While  faith  inspires  a  heav'nly  ray  5 
Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way, 

4.  So  Abrah'm,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God. 
His  faith  beheld  the  promised  land. 
And  fir'd  his  zeal  along  the  road,  - 

HYMN  296.  l.  m. 

1,  T>  Y  various  maxims,  forms,  and  rules, 
^  That  pass  for  wisdom  in  the  schools. 
I  strove  my  passions  to  restrain ; 
But  all  my  efforts  prov'd  in  vain. 


2  FAITH, 

2.  But  since  the  Saviour  I  have  knowa. 
My  rales  are  all  reduc'd  to  one 
To  keep  my  Lord,  by  faith,  in  view. 
This  strength  supplies  and  motives  too. 

3. 1  see  him  lead  a  suff'ring  life. 
Patient  amidst  ireproach  and  strife ; 
And  from  this  pattern  eoui'age  take 
To  bear  and  suffer  for  his  sake. 

4.  Upon  the  cross  I  see  him  bleed. 
And  by  the  sight  from  fear  am  freed. 
This  sight  destroys  the  life  of  sin. 
And  quickens  heav'nly  life  vi^ithin. 

5.  To  look  to  Jesus  as  he  rose. 
Confirms  my  hope,  disarms  my  foeSo 
The  world  I  shame  and  overcome. 
By  pointing  to  my  Saviour's  tomb- 

6. 1  see  him  look  with  pity  down. 

And  hold  in  view  the  conq'ror's  crowji. 
If  press'd  M  ith  griefs  and  cares  before. 
My  soul  revives,  and  asks  no  more. 

7.  By  faith  I  see  the  hour  at  hand. 
When  in  his  presence  I  shall  stand. 
Then  it  will  be  my  endless  bliss. 
To  see  him  \^h,ere  aud  as  he  is. 

HYMN  297  l  m. 

1.  T  ORD,  dost  thou  shew  a  corner  stone. 

For  us  to  build  our  hopes  upon. 
That  the  fair  edifice  may  rise 
Sublime  in  light  beyond  the  skies  ? 

2.  Thy  people  long  this  stone  have  try'd, 
And  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell  defy'd. 
Floods  of  temptation  beat  in  vain ; 
"Well  doth  this  rock  the  house  sustain. 

3.  Wlien  storms  and  tempests  round  prevail, 
Whirlwind  and  thunder,  fire  and  hail ; 
'Tis  here  our  trembling  souls  shall  hide. 
And  here  securely  they  abide. 

HYMN  298.  l.  m. 

1,  TN  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 
A  The  path  to  happiness  and  God  i 


FAItH. 


Her  weak  directions  leave  the  mind 
Bewilder 'd  in  a  doubtful  road. 

2.  Jesus,  thy  words  alone  impart 

Eternal  life ;  on  these  I  live ; 
Diviner  comforts  cheer  my  heart. 
Than  all  the  powers  of  nature  give. 

3.  Here  let  my  constant  feet  abide ; 

Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  way  t 
Let  thy  good  spirit  be  my  guide 

To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 
4'.  The  various  forms  that  men  devise, 

To  shake  my  faith  with  treach'rous  art, 
I  scorn  as  vanity  and  lies. 

And  bind  thy  gospel  to  my  heart. 

HYMN  299.  l.  m, 

1.  TESUS  !  and  shall  it  ever  be, 

"  A  mortal  man  asham'd  of  thee ! 
Asham'd  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise. 
Whose  glory  shines  thro'  endless  days. 

2.  Asham'd  of  JestJt,  that  dear  friend, 
On  w^hom  my  hopes  of  heav'n  depend  ; 
No ;  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame. 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

3.  Asham'd  of  Jesus  !  yes,  I  may,  ^ 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  aAyay, 

No  tears  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 
<|w  His  institutions  will  I  prize ; 
Take  up  the  cross,  the  shame  despise  ; 
Dare  to  defend  his  noble  cause. 
And  yield  obedience  to  his  laws. 

HYMN  800.  L. 

L  CHALL  I  forsake  that  heav'nly  Friend, 
^  On  whom  my  noblest  hopes  depend  ? 
Forbid  it  that  my  wand'ring  heart 
From  thee,  my  Savioui*,  should  ^epavt ! 

'2.  First  let  the  wheels  of  life  stand  still> 
Ere  I  forget  thy  gracious  will ; 


174  FAITH. 

Ere^I  submit  to  guilty  shame. 
And  bring-  dishonour  on  thy  name. 

3.  Faithful  to  thee,  and  to  thy  laws, 
Witli  zeal  I  would  maintain  thy  cause. 
The  cause  of  truth  and  righteousness, 
'Midst  trial,  sufF'ring,  and  distress. 

4.  If  e'er  I'm  call'd  t' encounter  death 
For  thee,  may  I  resign  my  breath  ; 
And  reap  at  last  the  bright  reward, 
^¥hich  waits  the  servants  of  the  Lord. 

HYMN  gOl  L.  M. 

1.  TTTHAT  mean  these  jealousies  and  fearSj 

As  if  my  Lord  were  loth  to  save  ? 
Or  lov'd  to  see  us  steep'd  in  tears, 
And  sink  with  sojrrow  to  tlie  grave  ? 

2.  Does  he  want  slaves  to  grace  his  throne  ? 

Or  crush  them  with  an  iron  rod  ? 
Is  he  refreshed  to  hear  us  groan  ^ 
Is  he  a  tyrant,  or  a  God  ? 

3.  Not  all  th' iniquities  thou'st  wrought 

So  much  his  tender  bov.  els  grieve. 
As  this  unkind  injurious  thought,— 
That  he's  unwilling  to  forgive. 

HYMN  g02  I-  M. 

1.  "07  HEN  darkness  long  has  veil'd  my  mind, 
And  smiling  day  once  more  appears  ; 
Then,  my  Creator  !  then,  I  find 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 
3.  Straight  I  upbraid  my  wand 'ring  heart, 
And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part, 

Or  hai'bour  one  hard  thought  of  thee. 
3.  O  let  me  then  be  fully  taught, 

What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn, 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn. 

HYMN  808.  L.  M. 

i.  O  [NG  tQ  tiie  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims 
^  His  variou"?  and  his  wing  names. 


FAITH. 


O  may  they  not  be  heard  alone. 
But  by  our  sure  experience  known. 
S.  Awake,  our  noblest  pow'rs,  to  bless 
The  God  of  Abra'm,  the  God  of  peace  j 
Now  by  a  dearer  title  known, 
Father  and  God  of  Christ  his  Son. 

3.  Through  ev'ry  age  his  gracious  ear 
Is  open  to  his  servants'  pray'r ; 
!^^o^  can  one  humble  soul  complain, 
That  it  hath  sought  its  God  in  vain. 

4.  What  unbelieving  heart  shall  dare 
In  whispers  to  suggest  a  fear, 
While  still  he  owns  his  anciept  name. 
The  same  his  pow'r,  his  love  the  same  ? 

5.  To  thee  our  souls  in  faith  arise, 
To  thee  we  lift  expecting  eyes, 
And  boldly  through  the  desert  tread; 

For  God  will  guard,  where  God  shall  lead. 


1.  TTAPPY  the  man,  whose  wishes  climb 
To  mansions  in  the  skies  ! 
He  looks  on  all  the  joys  of  time  * 
With  undesu'ing  eyes. 
S.  In  Vain  soft  pleasure  spreads  her  charms^ 
And  throws  her  silken  chain  j 
And  wealth  and  fame  invite  his  arms. 
And  tempt  his  ear  in  vain. 

3.  He  knows,  that  all  these  glitt'ring  things 
Must  yield  to  sure  decay ; 
And  sees  on  time's  extended  wings 
How  swift  they  flee  away  ! 
^.  To  things  unseen  by  m(ortal  eyes, 
A  beam  of  sacred  light 
Directs  his  view ;  his  prospects  rise 
All  permanent  an(|  bright. 
p.  His  hopes  are  fix'd  on  joys  to  come : 
Those  blissful  scenes  on  high 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  bloom, 

Whf  n  time,  and  nature  die.  / 


HYMN  804.  o.  M. 


DUTIES  OP  PIETY. 


HYMN  §05.  c.  M. 

1.  "Jl/TISTAKEN  souls,  that  dream  of  heav'n, 

And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inward  joys  and  sins  forgiv'n. 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust ! 

2.  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead ; 
None  but  a  living  pow'r  unites 
To  Christ  the  livmg  Head  :— 

3.  A  faith  that  changes  all  the  heart ; 

A  faith  that  works  by  love ; 
Tliat  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart. 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4.  Faith  must  obey  our  Fatlier's  wiljj 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace : 
A  pard'ning  God  requires  us  still 
To  perfect  holiness. 

XIX. 

DUTIES  OF  PIETY. 


HYMN  806.  L.  M. 

1.  "PATERNAL  God,  almighty  cause 

^  Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws; 
All  tilings  depend  on  thee  alone, 

2.  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands. 

Of  all  within  itself  possest ; 
By  none  control'd  in  thy  commands. 

And  in  thyself  completely  blest. 
To  thee  alone  ourselves  we  owe ; 

Let  heav'n  and  earth  due  homage  pay ; 
All  other  gods  we  disavow, 

Deny  theii"  claims,  renounce  their  sway. 
4f.  In  thee,  O  Lord,  our  hope  shall  rest, 

Fountsdii  of  peace  and  joy  aud  love ! 


DUTIES  OF  PIETY. 


Thy  favour  only  makes  us  blest ; 
Without  thee  all  would  nothing  pro\  e. 

5.  Worship  to  thee  alone  belongs ; 

Worship  to  thee  alone  we  give  ; 
Thine  be  our  hearts  and  tliine  our  songs, 
And  to  thy  glory  we  would  live. 

6.  Spread  thy  gre&t  name  through  heathen  lands  5 

Their  idol-deities  dethrone ; 
Subdue  the  world  to  thy  commands, 
And  reign  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

HYMN  §07.  L.  M. 

|h.  /"^REAT  God  !  thy  peerless  excellence 
Let  all  created  natiu-es  own : 
Deep  on  our  minds  impress  the  sense 
Of  glories  which  are  thine  alone. 

2.  Let  these  our  admiration  raise, 

And  fill  us  with  religious  awe ; 
Tune  all  our  hearts  and  tongues  to  praise, 
And  bend  us  to  thy  holy  law. 

3,  Pure  may  we  be,  averse  to  sin, 

Just,  holy,  merciful,  and  true : 
And  let  thine  image,  form'd  within,  / 
Shine  out  in  all  we  speak  and  do. 

HYMN  808.  c.  m. 

1.  "VTY  soul  before  thy  Maker  bow  ; 
His  wondrous  works  admire, 
'Till  rev'rence  and  religious  a^ve^ 
Thine  inmost  thoughts  inspire. 
3,  With  humble  trust  dismiss  thy  cares, 
A  nd  on  his  love  depend  ; 
Leave  him  to  manage  thine  affaix-s. 
To  him  thyself  commend. 
3.  Let  high  esteem  affection  raise ; 
Devotion  warm  thy  breast ; 
Let  thankful  love  excite  thy  prfiise; 
In  him  alone  be  blest. 
4*  To  him  jJiy  solemn  homage  pay ; 
His  constant  aid  implore  ; 


DUTIES  OF  PIETY. 


Give  thanks  for  mercies  ev'ry  day, 

And  thus  prepare  for  more. 
5.  Without  reserve  to  him  submit ; 

All  his  commands  fulfil ; 
Acknowledge  all  his  actions  fit, 

Nor  e'er  oppose  his  will. 

HYMN  809.  L.  M. 

1.  INTERNAL  and  immortal  King ! 

Thy  peerless  splendours  none  can  bear ; 
But  darkness  veils  seraphic  eyes  5 
When  God  with  all  his  glory's  there. 

2.  Yet  faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom. 

The  great  Invisible  can  see : 
And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 
In  fix'd  regards,  great  God  !  to  thee. 

3.  Then  ev'ry  tempting  form  of  sin, 

Aw'd  by  thy  presence,  disappears; 
And  all  the  glowing  raptur'd  soul 
The  likeness,  it  contemplates,  wearsr. 

4.  O  ever  conscious  to  my  heart ! 

Witness  to  its  supreme  desii'e ; 
Behold  it  presses  on  to  thee, 

For  it  hath  caught  the  heav'nly  fire* 
3.  This  one  petition  would  I  urge : 

To  bear  thee  ever  in  my  sight ! 
In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknown,  \ 

My  only  portion  and  delight. 

HYMN  810.  c.  M. 

J .  npHRICE  Happy  souls,  w^ho,  bom  of  heav'n, 
Wliilst  yet  they  sojourn  here, 
Humbly  begin  their  days  with  God, 
And  spend  them  in  his  fear  ? 

2.  So  may  our  eyes  with  holy  zeal 

Prevent  the  dawning  day, 
And  turn  the  sacred  pages  o'er, 
And  praise  thy  name  and  pray. 

3,  'Midst  hourly  cares  may  love  present 

Its  incense  to  thy  throne ; 


DUTIES  OF  PIETY. 
Afttl  while  the  world  our  hands  employs^, 
Our  hearts  be  thine  alone  ! 

4.  As  sanctify'd  to  noblest  ends, 

Be  each  refreshment  sought ; 
And  by  each  various  providence 
Some  wise  instruction  brought. 

5.  When  to  laborious  duties  cali'd. 

Or  by  temptations  try'd; 
We'll  seek  the  shelter  of  thy  wings. 
And  in  thy  strength  confide. 

6.  As  diff 'rent  scenes  of  life  arise, 

Our  grateful  hearts  would  be 
With  thee  amidst  the  social  band, 
In  solitude  with  thee. 

7.  At  night  we  lean  our  weary  heads 

On  thy  paternal  breast ; 
And  safely  folded  in  thine  arms. 
Resign  our  pow'rs  to  rest. 

8.  In  solid  pure  delights,  like  these. 

Let  all  my  days  be  past; 
Nor  shall  I  then  impatient  wish, 
Nor  shall  I  fear  the  last. 

HYMN  811.  c.  M. 

1.  "YITHILE  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Pow'r 

Be  my  vain  wishes  still 'd ; 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  fill'd.  I 

2.  Thy  lote  the  pow'rs  of  thought  bestow 'd 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar. 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  fiow'd  : 

That  mercy  I  adore. 
S.  In  each  event  of  life,  how  cleai- 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 

Because  bestow 'd  by  thee. 
4,  InevVy  joy  that  crowns  my  days. 

In  ev'ry  pain  I  bear. 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  prai3e, 

Or  seek  relief  in  pray  V, 


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5.  T\1icn  gladness  wings  my  favour'd  houi% 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill : 
Resign 'd,  when  storms  of  sorrow  Iowt, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6.  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  low'ring  storm  sliall  see ; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear : 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee  ! 

HYMN  812.  L. 

1.  (T^UR  Father,  thron'd  above  the  sky, 

To  thee  our  empty  hands  M^e  -spread ; 
Thy  children  at  thy  footstool  lie, 
And  ask  thy  blessings  on  their  head. 

^.  With  cheerful  hope,  and  filial  fear. 
In  that  august  and  precious  name, 
By  thee  ordain'd,  we  now  draw  near, 
And  would  the  promis'd  blessing  claim. 

3.  Does  not  an  earthly  parent  hear 

The  cravings  of  his  famish'd  son  ? 
Will  he  reject  the  filial  pray'r. 

Or  mock  him  with  a  cake  of  stone  ? 

4.  Our  heav'nly  Father,  how  much  more 

Will  thy  divine  compassion  rise ; 
And  open  thy  unbounded  store. 
To  satisfy  thy  children's  cries  ? 

5.  Yes,  we  will  ask,  and  seek,  and  press 

For  gracious  audience  at  thy  seat* 
Still  hoping,  Avaiting  for  success. 
If  persevering  to  entreat. 

6.  For  Jesus  in  his  faithful  word 

The  upright  supplicant  has  blest 
And  all  thy  saints  with  one  accord 
The  prevalence  of  pray*r  attest. 

HYMN  §13.  c.  M. 

1.  TTAPPY  the  heart,  where  graces  reign, 
J--^  Where  love  inspires  the  brea§t : 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train. 
And  siren gthcns  all  the  reU. 


DUTIES  OP  PIETY. 

%  Knowledge,  alas  !  'tis  all  in  vain, 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear : 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign. 

If  love  be  absent  there. 
3,  'Tis  love  tliat  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move. 
The  devils  know,  and  tremble  too  ^ 

But  devils  do  not  love. 
This  is  the  grace,  that  lives  and  sings, 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease. 
'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 

In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

HYMN  814.  p.  M. 

1.  npHOU  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  height, 
-■-  Whose  depth  unfathom'd  no  man  Icnows 
I  see  from  far  thy  beauteous  light, 

I  only  sigh  for  thy  repose ; 
My  heart  is  pain'd,  nor  can  it  be 
At  rest,  till  it  finds  rest  in  thee. 
S.  Is  there  a  thing  beneath  the  sun, 

That  strives  with  thee  my  heart  to  share  r 
Ah  !  tear  it  thence,  and  reign  alone. 
The  Lord  of  ev'ry  motion  there. 
Then  shall  my  heart  from  earth  be  free. 
When  it  hath  found  repose  in  thee. 
3.  Each  moment  draw  from  earth  away 
My  heart,  that  lowly  waits  thy  call. 
Speak  to  my  inmost  soul,  and  say : 
■      "I  am  thy  love,  thy  God,  thy  all ! " 
j   To  feel  thy  pow'r,  to  hear  thy  voice. 
To  taste  thy  love,  be  all  my  choice. 

HYMN  815.  p.  M. 

'  1.  "pARENT  of  good  !  thy  works  of  might 
I  trace  with  wonder,  and  delight ; 
Thy  name  is  all  divine. 
There's  nought  in  earth  or  sea  or  air, 
Or  heav'n  itself,  that's  good  or  fair. 
But  what  is  wholly  thine. 
Q 


DUTIES  OF  PIETY, 

2.  Immensely  high  thy  glories  rise  ; 
They  strike  my  soul  witli  sweet  surprise^ 

And  sacred  pleasure  yield : 
An  ocean  wide  without  a  bound, 
Where  ev'ry  noble  wish  is  drown'd. 

And  ev'ry  want  is  filPd, 
3>.  To  thee  my  warm  affections  move. 
In  sweet  astonishment  and  love, 

While  at  thy  feet  I  fall ; 
I  pant  for  nought  beneath  the  skies ; 
To  thee  my  ardent  wishes  rise, 

O  my  eternal  All ! 
i.  What  shall  I  do  to  spread  thy  praise, 
My  God !  through  my  remaining  days^ 

Or  how  thy  name  adore  ? 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  breath ; 
l«et  me  be  thine  in  life  and  death, 

And  thine  for  evermore. 

HYMN  816  L.  M, 

I.  p  RE  AT  God !  our  joyful  thanks  to  thee 
Shall,  like  thy  gifts,  continual  be : 
In  constant  streams  thy  bounty  jflows. 
Nor  end  nor  interruption  knows. 
From  thee  our  comforts  all  arise, 
Our  numerous  wants  thy  hand  supplies  5 
Nor  can  we  ever,  Lord,  be  poor. 
Who  live  on  thy  exhaustless  store. 

3.  Deep,  Lord,  upon  our  thankful  breast 
I  jet  all  thy  favours  be  imprest; 
That  we  may  never  more  forget 
The  whole  or  any  single  debt. 

I,  May  we  with  grateful  hearts  each  day 
For  all  thy  gifts  our  praises  pay ; 
And  still  delighted  may  we  be, 
In  all  f  hings  to  give  thanks  to  thee. 

HYMN  gl7.  L.  M, 

t.      CD  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days 

My  grateful  pow'rs  shall  sound  thy  pridse-; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  op'ning-  liglity 
And  cheer  the  daiic  and  silent  nisjhjb. 


DUTIES  OF  PIETY. 


%  Wlieii  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest, 
Aiid  griefs  would  rend  my  throbbing  breast. 
Thy  tuneful  praises  rais'd  on  high 
Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

S,  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail. 
And  all  its  pow'rs  of  language  fail ; 
Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break 
And  mean  the  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 

4.  But  O  when  that  last  conflict's  o'er. 
And  I  am  chain 'd  to  earth  no  more  ; 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise, 
To  join  the  music  of  the  skies ! 

5.  Soon  shall  I  learn  th'  exalted  strains. 
Which  echo  o'er  the  heav'nly  plains ; 
And  emulate  with  joy  unknown, 

The  glowing  seraphs  round  thy  throne- 

HYMN  818.  s.  M. 

1.  A/fY  Father !  cheering  name  ! 
-A-^A  O  may  I  call  thee  mine  ! 
Give  me  with  humble  hope  to  claim 
A  portion  so  divine. 
S.  This  can  my  fears  control, 
And  bid  my  sorrows  fly : 
What  real  harm  can  reach  my  sOul 
Beneath  my  Father's  eye  ? 

3.  Whate'er  thy  will  denies, 

I  calmly  would  resign ; 
For  thou  art  just,  and  good,  and  wise  i 
O  bend  my  will  to  thine ! 

4.  Whate'er  thy  will  ordains, 

O  give  me  strength  to  bear : 
Still  let  me  know,  a  Father  reigns, 
And  trust  a  Father's  care. 

5.  If  anguish  rend  this  frame^ 

And  life  almost  depart : 
Is  not  thy  mercy  still  the  same. 
To  cheer  my  drooping  heart  ? 

6.  Thy  ways  are  little  known 

To  my  weak  erring  sight  j 


DUTIES  OF  PDETy. 
Yet  shall  my  soul,  believing,  own. 
That  all  thy  ways  are  right. 
7.  My  Father !  blissful  name  ! 
Beyond  expression  dear : 
If  thou  admit  my  humble  claim, 
I  bid  adieu  to  fear. 

HYMN  819.  c.  M. 

1.  f\  Lord  !  my  best  desires  fulfil, 
^  And  help  me  to  resign 

Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  thy  will. 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2.  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  commandy 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ? 
Or  tremble  at  thy  gracious  hand, 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  ? 

3.  No ;  let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize  to  thee. 
Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld. 

Or  wilt  withhold  from  me. 
4f.  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way ; 

Shall  I  resist  them  both  ? 
Short-sighted  creature  of  a  day. 

And  crush'd  before  the  moth  ! 
5.  But  ah  !  my  heart  within  me  cries. 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway ; 
Else  the  next  cloud,  that  veils  the  skicff. 

Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 

HYMN  820  c.  m. 

1.  TTLTHEN  present  sufferings  pain  my  heartj^ 
Or  futiu-e  terrors  rise, 
And  life  and  hope  almost  depart 
From  these  dejected  eyes : 
%  Thy  pow'rful  word  supports  my  hope^ 
Sweet  cordial  of  the  mind  ! 
And  bears  my  fainting  spirit  up, 
And  bids  ine  wait  resign'd. 
3.  And  oh  !  Avhate'er  of  earthly  bliss 
Thy  providence  denies. 


DUTIES  OF  PIETY. 

Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace 
Let  this  petition  rise  : 

4.  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  ev'ry  murmur  free ; 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart. 
And  let  me  live  to  thee. 

5.  Let  the  sweet  hope,  that  I  am  thine. 

My  path  of  life  attend  j 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine. 
And  crown  my  jom-ney*s  end  ! 

HYMN  §21.  L.  M. 

1.  TjlTHY  sinks  my  weak  desponding  mind  ? 

Why  heaves  my  heart  the  anxious  sigh 
Can  sovereign  goodness  he  unkind  ? 
Am  I  not  safe,  if  God  be  nigh  ? 

2.  He  holds  all  nature  in  his  hand : 

That  gracious  hand,  on  which  J  live. 
Does  life,  and  time,  and  death  command, 
And  has  i<nmortal  joys  to  give. 
S,  Infinite  wisdom  !  boundless  pow'r  ! 
Unchanging  faithfulness  and  love 
Here  let  me  trust,  while  I  adore. 
Nor  from  my  refuge  e'er  remove. 
4.  Forgive  my  doubte,  O  gracious  Lord  ! 
And  ease  the  sorrows  of  my  breast ; 
Speak  to  my  heart  the  healing  word. 
That  thou  art  mine, — and  I  am  blest, 

HYMN  $22.  L.  M. 

1.  "VirHY  is  my  heart  with  grief  opprest  ? 

Can  all  the  pains  I  feel  or  fear 
Make  thee,  my  soul,  forget  thv  rest. 
Forget  that  God,  thy  God  is  near  ? 

2.  Mortality's  unnumber'd  ills 

Are  all  beneath  his  sov'reign  hand; 
Each  pain  which  this  frail  body  feels, 
Attends,  obedient,  his  command. 

3.  Lord,  form  my  temper  to  thy  will ! 

If  thou  my  faith  and  patience  prove, 
Q  2 


PUTIES  OF  PIETY. 
May  ev'ry  pajnful  sti'oke  fulfil 
The  purposes  of  faithful  love  ? 
4.  O  may  this  weak,  this  fainting  mind 
A  Father's  hand  adoring  see ; 
Confess  thee  just,  and  wise,  and  kind. 
And  trust  thy  word,  and  cleave  to  thee  ! 


Helpless,  add  far  from  all  relief. 
To  heav'n  I  lift  mine  eyes. 


0  lead  me  to  the  rock 

That's  high  above  my  head ; 
And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wingff. 

My  shelter  and  my  shade. 
5.  Within  thy  presence.  Lord  ! 

For  ever  I'll  abide : 
Thou  art  the  tow'r  of  mjr  defence. 

The  refuge  where  I  hide. 
4,  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 
If  ertdless  life  be  their  reward, 

I  shall  possess  the  same. 


1.  pQURAGE,  my  soul  !  while  God  L  near 
^  What  enemy  hast  thou  to  fear  ? 
How  canst  thou  want  a  sure  defence, 
AVhose  refuge  is  omnipotence  ? 
Tho'  thickest  dangers  crowd  my  way  . 
My  God  can  chase  my  fears  away : 
My  steadfast  heart  on  him  relie§. 
And  all  those  dangers  still  defies. 

3.  Tho'  billows  after  billows  roll, 
To  overwhelm  my  sinking  soul ; 
Finn  as  a  rock  my  faith  shall  stand. 
Upheld  by  God's  almighty  hand. 

4.  In  life,  his  presence  is  my  aid ; 

In  death,  'twill  guide  me  thro'  the  shade 
Chase  all  my  rising  fears  away, 
And  tux'n  my  darkness  into  day. 


HYMN  828.  s.  m. 


HYMN  824.  i^.  M. 


PERSONAL  DUTIES. 

XX. 

PERSONAL  DUTIES. 


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HYMN  825.  s.  M. 

1.  IMPOSTURE  shrinks  from  lights 
A  And  dreads  the  curious  eye : 
But  Christian  truths  the  test  invite. 

They  bid  us  search  and  try. 

2.  A  meek  inquiring  mind, 

Lord,  help  us  to  maintain ; 
That  growing  knowledge  we  may  find, 
And  growing  virtue  gain. 

3.  With  understanding  bless'd. 

Created  to  be  free. 
Our  faith  on  man  we  dare  not  rest, 
Subject  to  none  but  thee. 

4.  Lord,  give  the  light  we  peed ; 

With  soundest  knowledge  fill  5 
From  noxious  error  guard  our  creed, 

From  prejudice  our  will. 
The  truth  thou  shalt  impart, 

May  we  with  firmness  own ; 
Abhorring  each  evasive  art, 

And  fearing  thee  alone. 

HYMN  826  l.  m. 

1.  A  WAKE,  my  soul !  rouse  ev'ry  pow'r; 
Thy  Christian  dignity  display : 
Let  lust  and  passion  reign  no  more ; 
No  longer  own  their  lawless  sway. 
%  Thy  temper  meek  and  humble  be, 

Content  and  pleas 'd  with  ev'ry  state  ; 
From  dire  reyenge  and  en\y  free. 
And  wild  ambition  to  be  great. 
^.  Confine  thy  roving  appetites  ; 

From  this  vain  world  withdraw  thine  eyes ; 
Fix  them  on  those  divine  delights. 
Which  angels  taste  above  the  skies. 


PERSONAL  DUTIES. 

4.  With  eager  zeal  pursue  the  prize ; 
Each  fleeting  hour  of  life  improve : 
This  course  will  speak  thee  truly  wise, 
And  raise  thee  to  the  world  above. 

HYMN  §37.  L.  M. 

1.  f  \  Thou,  whose  scales  the  mountains  weigh 
^  Whose  will  the  raging  seas  obey ! 
Thou,  who  canst  boist'rous  winds  control  I 
Subdue  the  tumults  of  my  soul. 

2.  May  I  with  equal  mind  sustain 
My  lot  of  pleasure  and  of  pain  j 
May  joys  and  sorrows  gently  flow, 
Nor  rise  too  high,  nor  sink  too  low, 

3.  Do  thou  my  passions,  Lord,  restrain, 
And  in  my  soul  unrivali'd  reign. 
Then,  with  whatever  loads  oppress'd, 
Centi'ed  in  thee,  my  soul  shall  rest. 

4.  O  M^hen  shall  my  still  wav'ring  mind 
This  sweetest  self-possession  find ! 
Fountain  of  joy  !  I  long  to  see 

In  thee  my  peace,  my  heav'n  in  thee  ! 

HYMN  828.  c.  m, 

1.  r\  'tis  a  lovely  thing  to  see 
"  A  man  of  prudent  heart, 
Whose  thoughts  and  lips  and  life  agree 

To  act  an  useful  part. 

2.  When  envy,  strife,  and  war  begin 

In  little  angry  souls ; 
Mark,  how  the  sons  of  peace  come  in 
And  quench  the  kindling  coals. 

3.  Their  minds  are  humble,  mild,  and  meek ; 

No  furious  passions  rise  ; 
Nor  malice  moves  their  lips  to  speak. 
Nor  pride  exalts  their  eyes. 

4.  Their  lives  are  pinidence  mix'd  with  love ; 

Good  works  employ  their  day ; 
They  join  the  serpent  with  the  dove, 
But  cast  the  sting  away. 


PERSONAL  DUTIES. 
5.  Such  was  the  Saviour  of  mankind  ; 
Such  pleasures  he  pursu'd ; 
His  manners  gentle  and  refin'd. 
His  soul  divinely  good. 

HYMN  829.  l.  m. 

1.  TV/TARK !  when  tempestuous  winds  arise, 
■^■^  The  wild  confusion  and  uproar ; 
All  ocean  mixing  with  the  skies, 

And  wrecks  are  dash'd  upon  the  shore. 
3.  Not  less  confusion  racks  the  mind. 
By  its  own  fierce  ideas  tost ; 
Calm  reason  is  to  rage  resign'd, 
And  in  the  whirl  of  passion  lost. 

3.  O  self-tormenting  child  of  pride. 

Anger,  bred  up  in  hate  and  strife  ! 
Ten  thousand  ills,  by  thee  supply'd. 
Mingle  the  cup  of  bitter  life. 

4.  Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast^ 

Clear  as  the  summer's  ev'ning  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  blest. 
Enjoys  on  earth  celestial  day  ! 

5.  No  friendships  broke  their  bosom's  sting. 

No  jars  their  peaceful  tent  invade  ; 
Secure  beneath  th'  almighty  wing, 
And,  foes  to  none,  of  none  afraid. 

6.  Spirit  of  grace,  all  meek  and  mild  ! 

Inspire  our  hearts,  our  souls  possess  5 
Repel  each  passion  rude  and  wild. 
And  bless  us  as  we  aim  to  bless. 

HYMN        p.  M, 

1.  TF  solid  happiness  we  prize, 

■■-  Within  our  breasts  this  jewel  lies ; 

And  they  are  fools  who  roam. 
The  world  has  little  to  bestow : 
From  our  own  selves  our  joys  must  flov^ 
Our  bliss  begins  at  home. 
%  We'll  therefore  relish  with  content 
Wliate'er  kind  providence  has  sent, 
Nor  aim  beyond  our  pow'r : 


PERSONAL  DUTIES, 

And  if  our  store  of  wealth  be  small. 
With  thankful  heart  improve  it  all, 
Nor  waste  the  present  hour. 

3.  To  be  resign'd,  when  ills  betide. 
Patient,  when  favours  are  denied. 

And  pleas'd  with  favours  giv'n : 
This  is  the  wise,  the  virtuous  part ; 
This  is  that  incense  of  the  heart, 

Whose  fragrance  reaches  heav'n, 

4.  Thus  thro'  life's  changing  scenes  we'll  go 
Its  chequer'd  paths  of  joy  and  woe 

With  cautious  steps  u  e'll  tread ; 
Quit  its  vam  scenes  without  a  tear. 
Without  a  trouble  or  a  fear, 

And  mingle  with  the  dead : 

5.  While  conscience,  like  a  faithful  friend. 
Shall  thro'  the  gloomy  vale  attend. 

And  cheer  our  dying  breath ; 
Shall,  when  all  other  comforts  cease. 
Like  a  kind  angel,  whisper  peace. 

And  smoth  the  bed  of  death. 

HYMN  881.  c.  M. 

1.  TV/fY  gracious  God,  accept  my  pray'r 

If  e'er  thy  love  divine 
Should  prosper  m)'  well-meaning  care 
And  wealth  should  e'er  be  mine  : 

2.  May  humble  worth  without  a  fe«r 

Approach  my  open  door ; 
Nor  may  I  ever  view  a  tear. 
Regardless,  from  the  poor. 

3.  O  bless  me  with  an  honest  mind. 

Above  all  selfish  ends ; 
Humanely  w^arm  to  all  mankind. 
And  cordial  to  my  friends. 

4.  Thee  in  remembrance  may  I  bear. 

To  thee  my  tribute  raise ; 
Conclude  each  day  with  fervent  pray'r. 
And  wake  each  morn  with  praise. 

5.  Thus  through  my  life  may  I  approve 

The  gratitude  I  owe  ; 


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And  share  at  length  thy  bliss  above. 
Whose  laws  I  keep  below  ! 

HYMN  882.  l.  m. 

1.  TirHEREFORE  should  man,  frail  child  of  day, 

Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  day,— - 

O  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud  ? 

2.  His  brightest  visions  just  appear. 

Then  vanish,  and  no  more  are  found: 
The  stateliest  pile  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground. 

3.  By  doubts  perplex 'd  in  error  lost. 

With  trembling  step  he  seeks  his  way ; 
How  vain  of  wisdom's  gift  the  boast ! 
Of  reason's  lamp  how  faint  the  i-ay  ! 

4.  Follies  and  crimes,  a  countless  sum. 

Are  crowded  in  life's  little  span : 
How  ill,  alas,  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man  f 

5.  God  of  my  life  !  Father  divine ! 

Give  me  a  meek  and  lowly  mind ; 
In  modest  worth  O  let  me  shine. 
And  peace  in  humble  Tirtue  find- 

HYMN  888.  l.  m. 

1.  /^FT  have  I  tum'd  my  eye  within, 

^  And  brought  to  light  some  latent  sin ; 
But  pride,  the  vice  I  most  detest. 
Still  lurks  securely  in  my  breast. 

2.  She  hides  my  follies  from  mine  eye«, 
And  lifts  my  virtues  to  the  skies ; 
And,  while  the  specious  tale  she  tells,. 
Her  own  deformity  conceals. 

S»  Rend,  O  my  God !  the  veil  away ; 

Bring  forth  the  monster  to  the  day  5 

Expose  her  hideous  form  to  view. 

And  all  her  restless  pow'r  subdue. 
4.  So  shall  humility  divine 

Again  possess  this  heart  of  mine  j 


PERSONAL  DUTIES. 
And  form  a  temple  for  my  God, 
Which  he  will  make  his  lov'd  abode. 

HYMN  884  L.  M. 

THE  man,  whose  firm  and  equal  mind 
To  solid  glory  is  inclin'd, 
Determin'd  will  his  path  pursue, 
And  keep  the  godlike  prize  in  view. 
His  calm,  undaunted,  manly  breast, 
Of  virtue,  honour,  truth  possest, 
Will  stem  the  torrent  of  the  age, 
And  fearless  tread  this  mortal  stage. 
Amidst  th'  assailing  ills  of  life, 
Pride,  passion,  malice,  ertvy,  strife, 
He'll  act  his  part  without  disguise, 
Intrepid,  gen 'rous,  just,  and  wise. 
In  conscious  rectitude  secure, 
This  man  unshaken  shall  endure 
Of  human  woes  the  num'rous  train, 
Oppression,  bondage,  sickness,  pain. 
,  And  when,  at  last,  th'  eternal  Pow'r 
Shall  fix  th'  irrevocable  hour. 
That  solemn  hour  which  none  can  fly-. 
Since  'tis  decreed  that  all  must  die : 
Conscious  of  sov 'reign  mercy  near. 
Its  voice  shall  banish  ev'iy  fear ; 
While  faith  and  hope  in  joys  to  come 
Waft  him  to  realms  beyond  the  tomb- 

HYMN  885.  l.  m. 

MY  God  !  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee : 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 
.  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heav'nly  birth  ? 
AVhy  should  I  cleave  to  things  below. 
And  let  my  Go4,  my  Father,  go  ? 
.  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense ; 
Xhy  gracious  word  can  draw  me  thenc6. 


SOCIAL  DUTIES- 


I  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4.  Be  earth,  with  all  her  cares,  withdrai^n ; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone : 

in  secret  silence  of  the  mind, 

•My  heav'n,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 

HYMN  §86.  L.  M. 

I.  T>  ETURN,  my  roving  heart,  return, 
-f*'  And  chase  these  shadowy  forms  no  more 
Seek  out  some  solitude  to  mourn, 
And  thy  forsaken  God  implore. 
I.  Wisdom  and  pleasure  dwell  at  home ; 
Retir'd  and  silent  seek  them  there : 
This  is  the  way  to  overcome, 
I     The  way  to  break  the  tempter's  snare. 

5.  And  thou,  my  God,  whose  piercing  eye 

Distinct  surveys  each  deep  recess, 
In  these  abstracted  hours  draw  nigh, 

And  with  thy  presence  fill  the  place. 
4-  Through  all  the  mazes  of  my  heart, 

My  search  let  heav'nly  wisdom  guide  5 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 

'Till  all  be  search'd  and  purified. 
5v  Then  with  the  visits  of  thy  love 

Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheery 
'Till  ev'ry  grace  shall  join  to  prove. 

That  God  hath  fix'd  his  dwelling  there. 


XXI. 
SOCIAL  DUTIES. 


HYMN  §S7.  L.  M. 

.  TF  high  or  low  our  station  be. 

Of  noble  or  ignoble  name  ; 
By  uncorrupted  honesty, 
Thy  blessinj|s,  Lord,  Ave'U  humbly  claim. 


SOCIAL  DUTIES. 


2.  Enricli'd  with  that,  no  want  we'll  fear. 

Thy  providence  shall  be  our  tinist. 
Thou  wilt  supply  our  poition  here, 
Thou  friend  and  guardian  of  the  just ! 

3.  Oh  !  may  \Ce,  with  sincere  delight. 

To  all  the  task  of  duty  pay  ; 
Tender  of  ev'ry  social  right, 
Obedient  to  thy  lawful  sway  ! 

4.  Such  virtue  thou  wilt  not  forget 

In  tiiat  blest  world,  where  virtue  sliajres 
A  fit  reward ;  though  not  of  debt 

But  what  thy  boundless  grace  prepare^;. 

HYMN  §88.  o.  M. 

i,  /^OME,  let  us  search  our  ways  and  iijz 
^  Have  they  been  just  and  right  ? 
Is  the  great  rule  of  equity 
Our  practice  and  delight  ? 
^.  AVhat  we  would  have  our  neighbour  do. 
Have  we  still  done  the  same  ? 
From  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due. 
Which  we  from  others  claim  P 

3.  Have  we  ne'er  envied  others'  good. 

Nor  envied  others'  prMse  ? 
In  no  man's  path  malignant  stood, 
Nor  us'd  detraction's  ways  ? 

4.  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  request, 

Turn'd  from  another's  woe  ? 
The  scorn,  which  wrings  the  suff'rer's  breast. 
Have  we  abhoir'd  to  shew  ? 

5.  Then  may  w  e  raise  our  modest  pray'r 

To  God,  the  just  and  kind ; 
May  humbly  cast  on  him  our  care,' 
And  hope  his  grace  to  find. 

6.  Religion's  path  they  never  trod. 

Who  equity  contemn ; 
Nor  ever  are  they  just  to  God, 
Who  prove  unjust  to  men. 

HYMN  889.  l.  m. 

1.  r\  God,  my  Saviour,  and  my  King,  . 
^  Of  all  I  hare  Or  hope  the  spring  ? 


SOCIAL  DUTIES. 


Send  down  thy  spirit  from  above, 
And  warm  my  heart  with  holy  love. 
May  I  from  ev'iy  act  abstain. 
That  gives  another  grief  or  pain ; 
Still  may  I  feel  ray  heart  inclin'd. 
To  be  the  friend  of  all  mankind. 

S.  With  pity  let  my  breast  o'erflow. 
When  I  behold  a  brother's  woe ; 
And  bear  a  sympathizing  part, 
Whene'er  I  meet  a  wounded  heart. 

4  And  let  my  neighbour's  prosp'rous  state 
A  mutual  joy  in  me  create ; 
His  virtuous  triumph  let  me  join ; 
His  peace  and  happiness  be  mine. 

5.  Yea,  though  my  neighbour's  hate  I  prove^ 
Still  let  me  vanquish  hate  with  love  ; 
Slow  to  resent,  though  he  would  grieve^ 
But  always  ready  to  forgive, 

6.  Let  love  through  all  my  conduct  shine^ 
An  image  fair,  though  faint,  of  thine ; 
Let  me  thy  humble  foU'wer  prove. 
Father  of  men,  great  God  of  love ! 

HYMN  S40.  c.  M. 

1.  T  ET  Pharisees  of  high  esteem 

Their  faith  and  zeal  declare : 
All  their  religion  is  a  dream, 
If  love  be  wanting  there. 

2.  Love  suffejTS  long  with  patient  eye, 

Npr  is  provok'd  in  haste ; 
She  lets  the  present  inj'ry  die. 

And  long  forgets  the  past. 
Malice  and  rage,  those  fires  of  hell, 

She  quenches  with  her  tongue ; 
Hopes  and  believes  and  thinks  no  ill^ 

Tho'  she  endures  the  wrong. 
4.  She  ne'er  desires,  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  of  the  time ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below. 

Nor  envies  those  that  climb. 


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5.  She  lays  her  own  advantage  by. 

To  seek  her  neighbours'  good. 
So  God's  own  Son  came  down  to  die, 
And  save  us  by  his  blood. 

6.  Love  is  the  grace  that  keeps  her  pow'r 

In  all  the  realms  above ; 
There  faith  and  hope  are  known  no  more. 
But  saints  for  ever  love. 

HYMN  341.  L.  M. 

1.  T>LEST  is  the  man,  whose  heart  is  kind 

And  melts  with  pity  to  the  poor ; 
Who  with  a  sympathizing  mind, 
Feels  what  his  fellowmen  endure. 

2.  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 

More  good  than  liis  own  hands  can  do ; 
He  m  the  time  of  gen'ral  grief 
Shall  find,  the  Lord  hath  pity  too. 

3.  This  man  shall  live  secure  on  earth, 

With  secret  blessings  on  his  head ; 
Though  sword,  or  pestilence,  or  dearth. 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead. 

4.  Or,  if  with  mortal  suff 'rings  try'd, 

SufF'rings  shall  all  his  soul  refine  ; 
Sweet  hope  his  refuge  shall  provide, 
And  minister  a  bliss  divine. 

HYMN  U%  p.  M. 

L^PATIIER  of  our  feeble  race, 
Wise,  beneficent,  and  kind  I 
Spread  o'er  nature's  ample  face, 

Flows  thy  goodness  unconfin'd. 
Musing  in  the  silent  grove, 

Or  the  busy  walks  of  men, 
Still  we  trace  thy  wondrous  love, 
Claiming  large  returns  again. 
2.  Lord,  what  off 'ring  shall  we  bring, 
At  thine  altars  when  we  bow  ? 
Hearts,  the  pure  unsullied  spring, 
Whence  the  kind  affections  ftov/ ; 


SOCIAL  DUTIES. 
Soft  compassion's  feeling  soul, 

By  the  melting  eye  express'd ; 
Sympathy,  at  M'hose  control 

Sorrow  leaves  the  tortur'd  breast ; 
3.  Willing  hands  to  lead  the  blind, 

Bind  the  wound,  or  feed  the  poor ; 
Love,  embracing  all  our  kind ; 

Charity,  with  lib'ral  store. 
Teach  us,  O  thou  heav'nly  King, 

Thus  to  show  our  grateful  mind  ; 
Thus  th'  accepted  off 'ring  bring. 

Love  to  thee  and  all  mankind. 

HYMN         c.  m, 

1.  T> RIGHT  source  of  everlasting  love  ! 
^  To  thee  our  souls  we  raise ; 

And  to  thy  matchless  bounty  rear 
A  monument  of  praise. 

2.  Thy  mercy  gilds  the  path  of  life 

With  ev'ry  cheering-  ray ; 
Kindly  restrains  the  rising  tear. 
Or  wipes  that  tear  away. 
5,  When,  sunk  in  guilt,  our  race  approach *d 
The  borders  of  despair ; 
Thy  grace  through  Jesus'  blood  proclaim 'd 
A  free  salvation  near. 
^  What  shall  we  render,  bounteous  Lord^ 
For  all  the  grace  we  see  ? 
Alas  !  the  goodness  worms  can  yield 
Extendeth  not  to  thee, 
is.  To  tents  of  woe,  to  beds  of  pain, 
Our  cheerful  feet  repair ; 
And,  with  the  gifts  thy  hand  bestows. 
Relieve  the  mourners  there. 
^.  The  widow's  heart  shall  sing  for  joy ; 
The  oi'phan  shall  be  glad ; 
And  hung'ring  souls  we'll  gladly  point 
To  Christ  the  living  bread. 
T,  Thus,  passing  through  this  vale  of  teai-s. 
Our  useful  light  sliall  shine  5 
R  2 


SOCIAL  DtJTIES. 

And  others  learn  to  glorify 
Our  Father's  name  divine. 

HYMN  844  l.  m. 

1.  what  stupendous  mercy  shines 
^  Around  the  majesty  of  heav'n ! 
Rebels  he  deigns  to  call  his  sons, 

Their  souls  renew'd,  their  sins  forgiv'n. 

2.  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine, 

The  grace  that  blazes  like  a  sun ; 
Hold  forth  your  fair,  though  feeble  light, 
Through  all  your  lives  let  mercy  run. 

3.  Upon  your  bounty's  willing  wings. 

Swift  let  the  needed  blessings  fly ; 
The  hungry  feed,  the  naked  clothe. 
To  pain  and  sickness  help  apply. 

4.  Pity  the  weeping  widow's  woe, 

And  be  her  counsellor  and  stay ; 
Adopt  the  fatherless,  and  smooth 
To  useful,  happy  life  his  way. 

5.  Let  age  with  want  and  weakness  bow'd 

Your  mercy  and  compassion  move ; 
Let  e'en  your  enemies  be  bless'd, 
Their  hatred  recompens'd  with  love. 

HYMN  845  l.  m. 

1.  p  REAT  God  !  whilst  I  thy  love  admire 

Grant  me  to  catch  the  sacred  fire : 
Thus  shall  my  heav'nly  birth  be  known, 
And  as  thy  child  thou  wilt  me  own. 

2.  Father,  I  see  thy  sun  arise, 

To  cheer  thy  friends  and  enemies : 

And  when  from  heav'n  thy  rain  descends. 

Thy  bounty  both  alike  befriends. 

3.  Enlarge  my  soul  with  love  like  thine  ; 
My  mortal  pow'rs  by  grace  refine  : 
So  shall  I  feel  another's  woe, 

And  freely  feed  a  hungry  foe. 
4?  I  hope  for  pardon,  through  thy  Son, 
JFor  all  the  crimes  which  I  have  doi^e  i 


SOCIAL  DUTIES. 


Then  muy  the  grace,  tlmt  pardons  me, 
jl   Constrain  me  to  forgive  like  thee. 

HYMN  846-  s.  m, 

1.  TjEHOLD,  ^vhere,  breathing  love, 
-D  Our  dying  Master  stands  • 

His  weeping  folPw  ers,  gathering  round'^ 
Receive  his  last  commands. 

2.  From  that  mild  Saviour's  lips 

What  tender  accents  fell ! 
The  gentle  precept,  which  he  gave^^ 
Became  its  author  well. 

3.  Blest  is  the  man,  whose  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain  ; 
To  whom  the  supplicating  ey  e 
Was  never  raised  in  vain ; 

4.  Whose  breast  expands  with  warmth^ 

A  stranger's  woe  to  feel, 
And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound 
He  wants  the  pow'r  to  heal. 
^  |S.  To  offices  of  love 
k         His  feet  are  never  slow : 
%.  He  views  through  mercy's  melting  eye 

A  brother  in  a  foe. 
'  6.  Peace  from  his  Father  God, 
My  peace  to  him  I  give ; 
And,  when  he  kneels  before  the  throne^ 
His  trembling  soul  shall  live. 
7.  To  him  shall  grace  be  she^rn ; 
i         And  mercy  from  above 
1^   Descend  on  those,  who  thus  fulfil 
i'^*      The  perfect  law  of  love. 

;  HYMN  847.  c.  m. 

1.  T\AUGHTER8  of  pity,  tune  the  lay ; 
*  ^  To  mourners  joy  belongs ; 
While  he,  that  wipes  all  tears  away, 

Accepts  our  thankful  songs. 

2,  No  altars  smoke,  no  off'rings  bleed^ 

No  guiltless  li>'es  expire ; 


200  SOCIAL  DUTIES. 

To  l*elp  a  brother  in  his  need, 
Is  all  our  rites  require. 

3.  Our  ofF'ring  is  a  willing  mind 

To  comfort  the  distrest ; 
In  others*  good  our  own  we  find. 
In  others'  blessing  blest. 

4.  Go  to  the  pillow  of  disease, 

Where  night  gives  no  repose, 
And  on  the  cheek,  where  sickness  preys. 
Bid  health  to  plant  a  rose. 

5.  Go  where  the  friendless  stranger  lies ; 

To  perish  is  his  doom  ; 
Snatch  from  the  grave  his  closing  e/es, 

And  bring  his  blessing  home. 
C.  Thus,  what  our  heav'nly  Father  gave^ 

Shall  we  as  freely  give : 
Thus  co^y  him,  who  liv'd  to  save, 

And  died  that  we  might  live. 

HYMN  US-  c.  M. 

Charity  or  Sunday  school, 

1.  "OLEST  is  the  man  whose  heart  expands 

At  melting  pity's  call, 
And  the  rich  blessings  of  whose  hands 
Like  heav'nly  manna  fall. 

2.  Be  ours  the  bliss  in  wisdom's  way 

To  guide  untutor'd  youth. 
And  lead  the  mind  that  went  asti^ay 
To  virtue  and  to  truth. 

3.  Children  our  kind  protection  claim  5 

And  God  will  well  approve, 
When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name, 
And  their  Creator  love. 

4.  Delightful  work,  young  souls  to  win. 

And  turn  the  rising  race 
From  the  deceitful  paths  of  sin. 
To  seek  redeeming  grace  ! 

5.  Almigbty  God !  thy  influence  shed, 

To  aid  this  good  design : 
Th€  honours  of  thy  name  be  spread ^ 
And  all  the  glory  thine. 


SOCIAL  DUTIES. 

HYMN  849.  L.  M. 

Candour  and  toleration. 
1.  A  LL-secing  God  !  'tis  thine  to  know 

The  spring's  wheuce  wrong  opinions  \ 
To  judge,  Irora  principles  within, 
When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  sin. 
Who  among  men,  great  Lord  of  all ! 
Thy  servant  to  his  bar  shall  call  ? 
Jvidge  him,  for  modes  of  faith,  thy  foe. 
And  doom  him  to  the  realms  of  woe  ? 

3.  Who  with  another's  eye  can  read  ? 
Or  worship  by  another's  creed  ? 
Trusting  thy  grace,  we  form  our  own. 
And  bow  to  thy  commands  alone. 

4.  If  wrong,  correct  j  accept,  if  right ; 
While  faithful  we  improve  our  light. 
Condemning  none,  but  zealous  still 
To  learn  and  follow  all  thy  will. 

HYMN  850.  L.  M. 

1.  A  BSURD  and  vain  attempt !  to  bind 

With  iron  chains  the  free-born  mind. 
To  force  conviction,  and  reclaim 
The  wand'ring  by  destructive  flame. 

2.  Bold  arrogance  !  to  snatch  from  heav'n 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  giv'n ; 

O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne. 
Accountable  to  God  alone. 

3.  Jesus  !  thy  gentle  law  of  love 
Does  no  sucfi  cruelties  approve ; 
Mild  as  thyself,  thy  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  what  persuasion  yields. 

4.  By  proofs  divine,  and  reason  strong, 
It  draws  the  -willing  so\il  along ; 
And  conquests  to  thy  church  acquires 
By  eloquence  which  heav'n  inspires. 

5.  O  happy,  who  are  thus  compelPd 
To  the  rich  least,  by  Jesus  held ! 
May  we  this  blessing  know,  and  prize 
The  light  which  liberty  supplies. 


SOCIAL  DUTIES. 


HYMN  851.  s.  M. 

Christian  unity. 

1.  T  ET  party-names  no  more 

The  Christian  world  o'er  spread : 
Gentile  and  jew,  and  bond,  and  free. 
Are  one  in  Christ  their  head. 

2.  Among-  the  saints  on  earth 

liet  mutual  love  be  found : 
Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 
With  mutual  blessings  crown'd. 

3.  Let  envy,  child  of  hell ! 

Be  banish 'd  far  away : 
Those  should  in  strictest  friendship  dwelL 
Who  the  same  Lord  obey. 

4.  Thus  will  the  church  below 

Resemble  that  above,  \ 
Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow. 
And  ev'ry  heart  is  love. 

HYMN  852.  s.  m, 

1.  "OLEST  be  the  tie,  that  binds 

Our  hearts  in  Christian  love ! 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2.  Before  our  Father's  throne, 

We  pour  our  ardent  pray'rs: 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  alms  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  care?. 

3.  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear ; 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4.  When  we  asunder  part. 

It  gives  us  inward  pain  .* 
But  we  shall  still  be  join'd  in  heart. 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5.  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain. 

And  sin,  we  shall  be  free ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reigu 
Through  all  eternity. 


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HYMN  gSS.  c.  M. 

Virtuous  love  cf  country, 
h  pARENT  of  all,  Omnipotent 
A  In  heav'n,  and  earth  below  ! 
Through  all  creation's  vast  extent. 
Whose  streams  of  goodness  flow : 

2.  Teach  me  to  know,  from  whence  I  rose^ 

And  unto  what  design 'd ; 
Nor  selfish  ahns  may  I  propose, 
Since  link'd  wiUi  human  kind. 

3.  But  chief  to  hear  my  country's  voice 

May  my  best  thoughts  incline ; 
'Tis  reason's  law,  'tis  virtue's  choice^ 
'Tis  nature's  call,  and  thine, 
k  Me  from  fair  freedom's  sacred  cause 
May  nothing  e'er  divide ; 
Xor  grandeur,  gold,  nor  vain  applause^ 
Nor  friendship  false  misguide. 
5.  To  duty,  honour,  virtue  true. 
In  aU  my  country's  weal, 
Let  me  my  public  walk  pursue : 
So,  God,  thy  favour  deal ! 

HYMN  gS4.  L.  M. 

Pious  friendship. 

1.  TLTOW  blest  the  sacred  tie,  that  binds. 

In  union  sweet,  according  minds  ! 
How  swift  the  heav'nly  course  they  run,^ 
Whose  heai-ts,  whose  faith,  whose  hopes  are  one 

2.  To  each,  the  soul  of  each  how  dear  ! 
WTiat  watchful  love,  what  holy  fear  ! 
How  doth  the  gen'rous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanse  from  sin  ! 

3.  Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  woe ; 
Their  ardent  pray'rs  together  rise, 
Like  mingling  flames  m  sacrifice. 

4.  Together  both  they  seek  the  place, 
Where  God  reveals  his  awful  faee ; 


'm  SOCIAL  DUTIES. 

How  high,  how  strong,  their  raptnres  swei 
There's  none  but  kindred  souls  cru  telL 
5.  Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
'Midst  nature's  drooping,  sickening  firo-: 
Soon  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above. 
A  heav'n  of  joy,  because  of  love. 

HYMN  855.  l.  m. 

Family  duties. 

I.  T^ATHER  of  men!  thy  care  we  bless, 

Which  crowns  our  families  with  peace 
From  thee  they  spring,  and  by  thy  han<l 
They  liave  been  and  are  still  sustain'd. 

.2.  To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  praisM, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  rais'd  : 
Who,  Lord  of  heav  'n,  scorns  not  to  dweH 
With  saints  in  their  obscurest  cell. 

c3.  To  thee  let  each  united  house, 
Morning  and  night  present  its  vows  ; 
Our  servants  there,  and  rising  race, 
Be  taught  thy  precepts  and  thy  grace- 

i»  O  may  each  future  age  proclaim 
The  honours  of  thy  glorious  name ; 
While  pleas'd  and  thankful  we  remove 
To  join  the  family  above. 

HYMN  856.  o.  m. 

1.  /^E  justice  and  of  truth  I  sing, 
^  And  pay  to  God  my  vows  : 
With  truth  and  justice,  heav'nly  Kin;^- ' 

Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 

2.  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God  be  near. 

And  make  thy  servant  wise  ; 
And  let  me  suffer  nothing  there, 
That  shall  offend  thy  eyes. 

3.  The  man  who  doth  his  neighbour  wrong- 

Or  dares  oppress  the  poor, 
The  scornful  eye,  the  sland'rous  tODgn*^. 
Be  distant  from  my  door.  ' 


SOCIAL  DtJTms. 


4  Still  inscy  I  seek  the  good  and  just, 
And  still  their  help  enjoy 
Such  be  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust, 
The  servants  I  employ. 
5,  While  sin  in  others  I  reprove, 
Be  ev'ry  virtue  mine  ; 
And  let  the  wisdom  from  above 
Through  all  my  conduct  shine. 
€.  Who  shall  the  most  in  love  aboundy 
Our  sole  contention  be : 
So  shall  my  house  be  ever  found 
A  dwelling  dear  to  thee  ! 

HYMN  gS7.  s.  M. 

U  T  O,  what  a  pleasing  sight 
-■^  Are  brethren  that  agree  ! 
How  blest  are  all,  whose  hearts  vmite 
In  bonds  of  piety  ! 
2»  From  those  celestial  springs, 
Such  streams  of  comfort  flow. 
As  no  increase  Df  riches  brings. 
Nor  honours  can  bestow. 
5.  All  in  their  stations  move, 
And  each  performs  his  part, 
In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love, 
With  sympathizing  heart. 
4.  Form'd  for  the  purest  joys. 
By  one  desire  possest, 
One  aim  the  zeal  of  all  employs. 

To  make  each  other  blest. 
No  bliss  can  equal  theirs, 

Where  such  affections  meet ; 
While  praise  devout,  and  mingled  pray'r,^ 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 
^  'Tis  the  same  pleasure  fills 
The  breast  in  worlds  above ; 
Where  joy  like  morning-dew  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 


m  PUBUC  WORSHIP. 

XXII. 
PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


HYMN  358.  c.  m. 

I.  TTOW  did  my  heart  rejoice,  to  hear 
My  friends  devoutly  say : 
"  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
"And  keep  the  solemn  day." 
2. 1  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road ; 
The  church,  adorn'd  with  grace. 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 
S.  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place. 
And  joy  a  constant  guest ! 
With  holy  gifts  and  heav'nly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest ! 
4.  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still. 
While  life  or  breath  remains. 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred  dwell? 
There  God,  my  Saviour,  reigns. 

HYMN  859.  s.  m. 

1.  T  love  thy  Zion,  Lord  ! 
J-  The  house  of  thine  abode ; 
The  chiu-ch,  O  blest  Redeemer !  sav-d 
With  thy  own  precious  blood. 
2. 1  love  thy  church,  O  God ! 

Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3.  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 

My  voice  or  hands  deny  : 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4.  If  e'er  my  heait  forget 

Her  welfare  or  her  woe : 
Let  ev'ry  joy  this  heart  forsake. 
And  ev'ry  grief  o'erflow. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 
'  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 
For  her  my  pray'rs  ascend ; 
To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  giv'n, 
\       'Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 
Id.  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heav'nly  ways. 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows. 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

HYMN  860.  c.  M. 

1.  A  WAKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King, 

Your  sweetest  passions  raise ; 
Your  pious  pleasures,  while  you  sing. 
Increasing  w^ith  the  praise. 

2.  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ  : 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne. 
His  treasure  and  his  joy. 

3.  O  Zion,  trust  the  living  God ; 

Serve  him  with  faith  and  fear : 
He  makes  thy  courts  his  blest  abode, 
And  claims  thine  honours  here. 

HYMN  §61.  L.  M. 

1.  /^OME,  let  our  voices  join  to  raise 
^  A  sacred  song  of  solemn  praise. 
God  is  a  sov'reign  King  :  rehearse 
His  honours  in  exalted  verse. 

2.  Come,  let  our  souls  address  the  Lord, 
Who  fram'd  our  natures  with  his  word. 
He  is  the  Shepherd ;  we  the  sheep 
His  mei'cy  chose,  his  pastures  keep. 

3.  Seize  the  kind  promise,  while  it  waits. 
And  march  to  Zion's  heav'nly  gates. 
Believe,  and  take  the  promis'd  rest; 
Obey,  and  be  for  ever  blest. 

HYMN  862.  t.  m. 

!♦  XJAPPY  the  men,  whom  strength  divine 
With  ardent  love  and  zeal  inspires  I 
Whose  steps  to  thy  blest  way  incline. 
With  willing  hearts  and  wann  desires. 


m  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

2.  Oae  day  within  thy  sacred  gate 

Aftbrds  more  real  joy  to  me, 
Than  thousands  in  tlie  tents  of  state  ; 
The  meanest  place  is  bliss  with  thee. 

3.  God  is  a  sun  !  our  brightest  day 

From  his  reviving  presence  flows. 
God  is  a  shield,  through  all  the  way. 
To  guard  us  from  surrounding  foes., 

4.  O  Lord  of  hosts,  thou  God  of  grace  ! 

How  blest,  divinely  blest  is  he. 
Who  trusts  thy  love,  and  seeks  thy  face^ 
And  fixes  all  his  hopes  on  thee  ! 

HYMN  868.  p.  m. 

1.  T  ORD  of  the  worlds  above. 

How  pleasant  and  how  faii^^ 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thine  earthly  temples  are  ! 

To  thine  abode 
My  heart  aspires. 
With  warm  desires 

To  see  my  God. 

2.  O  happy  souls  that  pray 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear ! 
O  happy  men  that  pay 
Their  constant  service  there  ! 

They  praise  thee  still ; 
And  happy  they. 
Who  love  the  way 

To  Zion's  hUl. 

3.  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Tln'ough  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 
'Till  each  arrives  at  length, 
'Till  each  in  heav'n  appears : 

O  glorious  seat, 
When  God  our  King 
Shall  thither  bring 

Our  willing  feet! 

HYMN  864.  p. 

I,  p  RE  AT  Fatlier  of  mankind  ! 
^7  We  bless  that  wondrous  grace 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

Which  could  for  Gentiles  find 
Within  thy  courts  a  place. 

How  kind  the  care 
Our  God  displays. 
For  us  to  raise 

A  house  of  pray'r  ! 

2.  To  thee  ourselves  we  join, 

And  love  thy  sacred  name ; 
No  more  our  own,  but  thine, 
We  triumph  in  thy  claim. 

Our  Father-king, 
Thy  cov'nant-grace 
Our  souls  embrace*. 

Thy  titles  sing. 

3.  May  all  the  nations  throng 

To  worship  in  thy  house ; 
And  thou  attend  the  song, 
And  smile  upon  then*  voavSj 

Indulgent  still, 
'Till  earth  conspirp 
To  join  the  choir 

On  Zion's  hill. 

HYMN  §65.  c.  M, 

1.  'T^HE  Lord  in  Zion  plac'd  his  name, 
J-    His  ark  was  settled  there ; 
To  Zion  the  whole  nation  came 
To  worship  thrice  a  year. 
%  But  we  have  no  such  lengths  to  go, 
Nor  wander  far  abroad ; 
Where'er  thy  saints  assemble  now. 
There  is  a  house  for  God. 
3.  Here,  mighty  God  !  accept  our  vows ; 
Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread. 
Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house. 
And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 
4,.  Here  let  the  son  of  David  reign, 
Let  God's  anointed  shine ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  pow'r  divine. 
S  2  . 


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PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


HYMN  866  l.  m. 

1.  T  ORD  !  'tis  a  pleasant  thing,  to  stand 
-■-^  In  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand. 
Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen. 
Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 
There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  Iotc^ 

t  Blest  with  thine  influ'nce  from  above ; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees. 
Yields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3.  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live ; 
Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive; 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair, 
Shall  make  them  flourish  strong  and  fair 

4.  leaden  w  ith  fruits  of  age,  they  show, 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  true. 
None,  that  attend  his  courts  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

HYMN  ^^7.  c.  M. 

1.  XVTHEREWITH  shall  I  approach  the  Lord, 

And  bov/  before  his  throne  ? 
Oh  !  how  procure  his  kind  regard. 
And  for  my  guilt  atone  ; 

2.  Shall  altars  flame,  and  victims  bleed, 

Aud  spicy  fumes  ascend  ? 
Will  these  my  earnest  wish  succeed. 
And  make  my  God  my  friend  ? 
g,  O  no,  my  soul  i  'twere  fruitless  all ; 
Such  offerings  are  vain : 
No  fatlings  from  the  field  or  stall 
His  favour  can  obtain. 

4.  To  men  their  rights  I  must  allow, 

And  proofs  of  kindness  give  ; 
To  God  with  humble  rev'rence  how. 
And  to  his  glory  live. 

5.  Hands  that  are  clean,  and  hearts  sincere. 

He  never  will  despise ; 
And  cheerful  duty  he'll  prefer 
To  costly  sacrifice. 


PUBLIC  WORSmP. 
HYMN  868.  s.  m. 

1.  TTTITH  joy  we  lift  our  eyes 

▼  ▼    To  those  bright  realms  above, 
That  glorious  temple  in  the  skies. 
Where  dwells  eternal  love. 

2.  Thee  we  adore,  O  Lord ! 

And  filial  duty  pay. 
Thy  service,  unconstrain'd  and  free, 
Conducts  to  endless  day. 

3.  While  in  thy  house  we  kneel 

With  trust  and  holy  fear ; 
Thy  mercy  and  thy  truth  reveal, 
And  lend  a  gracious  ear. 

4.  O  teach  our  hearts  to  pray, 

And  tune  our  lips  to  sing ! 
Nor  from  thy  presence  cast  awa\ 
The  sacrifice  we  bring. 

HYMN  §69.  L.  M. 

1,  A  WAY  from  ev'iy  mortal  care, 

Away  from  earth,  our  soul's  retreat 
We  leave  this  worthless  world  afar, 

And  wait  and  worship  near  thy  seat. 
Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace,  . 

We  bow  before  thee  and  adore  ; 
We  view  the  glories  of  thy  face. 

And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  pow'r. 
3.  Whilst  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn 
United  pray'rs  ascend  on  high  ; 
And  faith  expects  a  sure  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 
^.  Father  !  my  soul  would  here  abide ; 
Or,  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart ; 
Still  keep  me,  Father,  near  thy  side, 
Still  keep  thy  dwelling  in  my  heait. 

HYMN  g70.  c.  M. 

1.  "p  ARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
^  I  haste  to  seek  thy  face  ; 
My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away. 
Without  thy  cheering  gi'ace. 


'il2  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

2.  So  pilgrims  on  the  scorching  sand. 

Beneath  a  burning  sky, 
Long  for  a  cooling  stream  at  hand, 
And  they  must  drink  or  die, 

3.  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  pow'r 

Through  all  thy  temple  shine : 
My  God,  repeat  that  heav'nly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

4.  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 
As  when  thy  richer  grace  I  taste, 
And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

5.  Not  life  itself,  with  all  her  joys. 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice. 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

HYMN  871.  p.  M. 

1.  ipRAISE  to  God,  the  great  Creator, 

Bounteous  source  of  all  our  joy  ! 
He  whose  hand  upholds  all  nature. 

He  whose  nod  can  all  destroy. 
Saints,  with  pious  zeal  attending. 

Now  the  grateful  tribute  raise  ; 
Solemn  songs  to  heav'n  ascending. 

Join  the  universal  praise. 

2.  Round  his  awful  footstool  kneeling, 

Lowly  bend  with  contrite  souls; 
Here,  his  milder  grace  revealing, 

Here  his  wrath  no  thunder  rolls. 
Lo,  the  sacred  page  before  us 

Bears  the  cov'nant  of  his  love ; 
Full  of  mercy  to  restore  us, 

Mercy  beaming  from  above. 

3.  Ev'ry  secret  fault  confessing, 

Deed  unrighteous,  thought  of  sin, 
Seize,  O  seize  the  profi'er'd  blessing, 

Grace  from  God  and  peace  within. 
Heart  and  voice  with  rapture  swelling. 

Still  the  song  of  glory  raise ; 
On  the  theme  immortal  dwelling, 

Join  the  universal  praise. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 
HYMN  872.  l.  m. 

The  Lord's  day. 

1.  A  NOTHER  six  dajs'  work  is  done. 

Another  sabbath  is  begun  ; 
Return,  my  s6iil,  enjoy  thy  rest, 
Imj^rove  the  day  thy  God  has  blest. 

2.  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds ; 
Provides  an  antepast  of  heav'n, 

And  gives  this  day  the  food  of  sev'n. 

3.  O  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise. 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies ; 

And  draw  from  heav'n  that  sweet  repose. 
Which  none,  but  he  who  feels  it,  knows. 

4.  With  joy,  great  God  !  thy  works  we  view 
In  various  scenes  both  old  and  new ; 
With  praise  we  think  on  mercies  past, 
With  hope  we  future  pleasures  taste. 

5.  In  holy  duties  let  the  day, 
In  holy  pleasures  pass  away. 

How  sweet,  a  sabbath  thus  to  spend. 
In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end. 

HYMN  878.  l.  m. 

1.  T  ORD  of  the  sabbath  !  hear  our  vows 

On  this  thy  day,  in  this  thy  house  ; 
And  own,  as  grateful  sacrifice, 
The  songs  which  from  thy  churches  rise. 

2.  Thine  earthly  sabbaths.  Lord  !  we  love ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above. 

Thy  servants  to  that  rest  aspire 
With  ardent  hope  and  strong  desire. 

3.  There  languor  shall  no  more  oppress ; 
The  heart  shall  feel  no  more  distress  ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs. 
That  dwell  upon  immortal  tongues. 

4.  No  gloomy  cares  shall  there  annoy, 
No  conscious  guilt  disturb  our  joy ; 
But  ev'ry  doubt  and  fear  fehall  cease. 
And  perfect  love  give  perfect  peace. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

5.  When  shall  that  glorious  day  begin. 
Beyond  the  reach  of  death  or  sin  : 
Whose  sun  shall  never  more  decline;, 
But  with  unfading  lustre  shine  ! 

HYMN  874.  c.  m. 

1.  -pREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns, 

To  shed  its  quick 'ning  beams  ; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns ; 
How  languid  are  its  flames  ! 

2.  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love ; 

Our  frailties,  Lord  !  forgive. 
We  would  be  like  thy  saints  above. 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live, 

3.  Increase,  O  Lord  !  our  faith  and  hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up. 
The  sabbath  ne'er  shall  end; 

4.  Where  we  shall  breathe  in  heav'nly  air, 

With  heav'nly  lustre  shine  ; 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

HYMN  875.  l.  m. 

1.  QWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King ! 
^  To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks,  and  sing 
To  show  thy  love  by  mornhig  light. 

And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2.  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest; 
No  mortal  care  shall  fill  my  breast  ; 
My  heart  shall  triumpli  in  the  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his  word. 

3.  And  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refin'd  my  heart, 
When  doubts  and  fears  no  more  remabij 
To  break  my  inward  peace  again. 

4.  Then  shall  I  see,  and  heai",  and  know. 
All  I  desir'd  or  wish'd  below ; 

And  ev'ry  povv'r  find  sweet  employ 
In  the  eternal  world  of  joy. 


PUBLIC  WORSttlP. 


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HYMN  876.  c.  m. 


1.  ^T'HIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made ; 

He  calls  the  hours  his  own. 
Let  heav'n  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad. 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2.  To-day  arose  our  glorious  head. 

And  death's  dread  empire  fell. 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread^ 
And  all  its  wonders  tell. 
5,  Hosannah  !  the  anointed  King 
Ascends  his  destin'd  throne  ? 
To  God  your  grateful  homage  bring, 
And  his  Messiah  own. 

4.  Blest  be  the  Lord,  who  came  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace ; 
Who  came  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5.  Hosannah  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise  ! 
The  highest  heav'ns  in  which  he  reigns. 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 


HYMN  877.  s.  m. 

1.  A  GAIN  the  Lord  of  light 


Unseals  the  eyelids  of  the  mom, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 
2.  O  what  a  night  was  that 

Which  wrapp'd  mankind  in  gloom  I 
O  what  a  sun,  which  broke  this  day 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb ! 
S.  This  day  be  homage  paid, 
And  loud  hosannahs  sung  ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  ev'ry  heart, 
And  praise  on  ev'ry  tongue. 
4.  Ten  thousand  lips  shall  join 
To  hail  this  welcome  morn, 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 


?16  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

HYMN  878.  c.  n. 

1.  TTAIL,  happy  morn  !  whose  early  ray 

Beheld  the  Saviour  rise. 
Welcome  again,  auspicious  day  ! 
To  our  reviving  eyes. 

2.  On  Hiis  blest  morn,  birth-day  of  hope  ' 

Let  not  one  soul  be  sad. 
This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made. 
And  bids  his  saints  be  glad. 

3.  Come,  and  the  vi^onders  of  the  day 

In  notes  harmonious  sing ; 
Tell  to  the  world  the  conquests  gain'd 

By  your  victorious  King. 
4. 0  happy  souls,  that  feel  the  pow'r 

Of  his  attractive  love  ! 
With  him  they  die,  with  him  they  li^jc^ 

And  seek  the  things  above. 

HYMN  879.  p.  m. 

Close  of  the  service, 

1.  T  ORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing ; 

Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace  ! 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace. 
O  refresh  us, 
Ti-av'lling  through  this  wildernefes. 

2.  Thanks  we  give  and  adoration 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound. 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound ! 
May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found ! 

HYMN  §80.  p.  M. 

t.  npHANKS  for  mercies  past  receive  I 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live\ 
With  eternity  in  view. 
2.  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young ; 

Grant  us,  Lord  !  thy  peace  and  love'; 
And,  when  life's  short  course  is  run, 
Take  us  to  thy  bouse  abave. 


BAPTISM. 


HYMN  881.  L.  M. 

The  Christian  Farewell, 
I,  npHY  presence,  everlasting  God ! 

J-  Wide  through  all  nature  spreads  abroad 
Thy  watchful  eyes  which  never  sleep, 
In  ev'ry  place  thy  children  keep. 
S,  While  near  each  other  we  remain, 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  pow'rs  sustain 
When  sep'rate,  we  rejoice  to  share 
Thy  counsels  and  thy  gracious  care, 

3.  To  thee  we  now  commit  our  ways. 
And  still  implore  thy  heav'nly  grace. 
Still  cause  thy  face  on  us  to  shine, 
And  guaixl  and  guide  us  still  as  thine. 

4.  Give  us  in  thy  beloved  house, 
Again  to  pay  our  grateful  vows ; 
Or,  if  that  joy  no  more  be  knov/n, 
Give  us  to  meet  around  thy  throne- 

XXIII. 

BAPTISM. 

HYMN  g82.  c.  M. 

Of  Adults, 

1.  «pROCLAIM,"  said  Christ,«God's  woii» 

drous  grace 
To  all  the  sons  of  men : 
He  who  believes  and  is  baptis'd. 
Salvation  shall  obtain.*' 

2.  Let  plenteous  grace  descend  on  Uiose, 

Who,  hoping  in  his  word. 
This  day  have  publicly  declai-'d. 
That  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 
-3,  With  cheerful  feet  may  they  go  ori; 
And  run  the  Christian  race ; 
\nd,  in  tlie  troubles  of  the  way; 
Find  all-sufficient  grace 


BAPTISM. 
4.  Aud  when  the  awful  message  comes. 
To  call  their  souls  away ; 
May  they  be  found  prepar'd  to  lire 
In  realms  of  endless  day, 

HYMN  S8g.  s.  M. 

Baptism  of  CMlclren, 
1.  T  ORD  !  what  our  ears  have  heard, 
^  Our  eyes  delighted  trace, 
Thy  love  in  long  succession  shown 
To  ev'ry  virtuous  race. 
%  Oiu*  children  thou  dost  claim, 
And  mark  them  out  for  thine : 
Ten  thousand  blessings  to  thy  name 
For  goodness  so  divine  ! 

3.  Thy  cov'nant  may  they  keep. 

And  bless  the  happy  bands. 
Which  closer  still  engage  their  hearts 
To  honour  thy  commands. 

4.  How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord  \ 

How  plenteous  is  tliy  grace. 
Which  in  the  promise  of  thy  love 
Includes  our  rising  race  I 

5.  Our  offspring,  still  thy  care. 

Shall  own  their  Fathers'  God, 
To  latest  times  thy  blessings  share^ 
And  sound  thy  praise  abroad. 

HYAIN  884  c  m. 

1.  OEE  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand  ! 
^  With  all-engaging  charms  ! 
Hark  !  how  he  calls  the  tender  lambs, 

And  takes  them  in  his  arms  ! 

2.  "Permit  them  to  approach,  (he  cries) 

Nor  scoi-n  their  humble  name ; 
It  was  to  save  such  souls  as  these, 
W  ith  pow'r  and  love  I  came." 

3.  We  bring  them,  Lord,  with  grateful  heai'ts. 

And  yield  them  up  to  thee  ; 
Rejoic'd  that  we  ourselves  are  thine. 
Thine  let  our  oft  spring  lie  ! 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPEB. 


4.  Thus  Lydia's  house  was  sanctified. 

When  she  receiv'd  the  word  5 
Thus  the  believing  jailor  gave 
His  family  to  the  Lord. 

5.  Ye  little  flock,  with  pleasure  hear ; 

Ye  children  seek  his  face ; 
And  fly  with  transport  to  receirfi 
The  gospel  of  his  grace. 

6.  If  orphans  they  are  left  behind, 

Thy  care,  O  God  .'  we  trust ; 
And  let  thy  promise  cheer  our  hearts, 
If  weeping  o'er  their  dust. 


Practical  improvement  of  baptism. 

1.  ATTEND,  ye  children  of  your  Grod, 

Ye  heirs  of  glory,  hear ; 
Let  accents  so  divine  as  these 
Engage  th'  attentive  ear 

2.  Baptis'd  into  your  Saviour's  death, 

Your  souls  to  sin  must  die ; 
With  Christ  your  Lord  ye  live  anew, 
With  Christ  ascend  on  high. 

3.  Rise  from  these  earthly  trifles,  rise, 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love ; 
In  heav'n  your  choicest  treasure  lies, 
And  be  your  heai'ts  above. 


THE  LORD  S  SUPPER. 
HYM    886  c.  M. 


1.  ^OME,  let  us  join  our  souls  to  God 
^  In  everlasting  bands ; 
And  seize  the  blessings  he  bestows. 
With  eager  hearts  and  hands. 
%  Come,  let  us  seal,  without  delay, 
'I'he  cov'nant  of  his  grace  j 


HYMN  885.  c.  m. 


XXIY. 


'4 


220  THE  LORD^  SUPPER. 

Nor  shall  the  years  of  distant  life 
Its  memory  efface. 
3,  Thus  may  our  rising  offspring  haste 
To  seek  their  Fathers'  God ; 
Nor  e'er  forsake  the  happy  path 
Their  youthful  feet. have  trod. 

HYMN  887.  l.  m. 

1.  'npWAS  on  that  dreadful,  doleful  night, 

When  the  whole  pow'r  of  darkness  rose- 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight. 
And  friends  betray'd  him  to  his  foes  5 

2.  Before  the  mournful  scene  begauj 

He  took  the  bread,  and  bless'd,  and  brake : 
AVhat  love  through  all  his  actions  ran  ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake ! 

3.  "This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin ; 

"Receive  and  eat  the  liidng  food.". 
Then  took  the  cup  and  bless'd  the  wine  r 
"  'Tis  the  new  cov'nant  in  my  blood." 

4.  "Do  this  (he  cried)  'till  time  shall  end, 

"  In  mera'ry  of  your  dying  friend : 
"  Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
"  I'he  love  of  your  departed  Lord. 

HYMN  ?388.  l.  m. 

1.  "T7  AT,  drink,  in  memYy  of  your  friend 

^  Such  was  our  Master's  last  request  5 
W^ho  all  the  pangs  of  death  endur'd,  ^ 
That  we  might  live  for  ever  blest. 

2.  Yes,  we'll  record  thy  matchless  grace, 

Thou  dearest,  tend 'rest,  best  of  friends  i 
Thy  dying  love  the  noblest  praise 
Of  long  eternity  transcends. 

3.  'Tis  pleasure  more  than  earth  can  ^ive, 

Thy  goodness  through  these  veils  to  see^v 
Thy  table  food  celestial  yields ; 
And  happy  they  who  sit  with  thee. 

4.  But  oh  ?  what  vast  ti'ansporting  joys 

Shall  fill  our  breasts,  our  tongues  inspiiT ? 
When  join'd  with  the  celestial  train, 
Our  gratefiil  souls  thy  love  admire  ' 


THE  LOKD'S  SUPPER. 


HYMN  889.  l.  m. 

1 .  rriHIS  feast  Avas  Jesus'  high  behest, 
A   This  cup  of  thanks  his  last  request. 
Ye,  who  can  feel  his  worth,  attend : 
Eat,  drink,  in  mem'ry  of  your  friend. 

},  Around  the  patriot's  bust  ye  throng ; 
Hiin  ye  exalt  in  swelling  song ; 
For  him  the  wTeath  of  glory  bind, 
Who  freed  from  vassalage  his  kind, 

3.  And  shall  not  he  your  praises  reap, 
Who  rescues  from  the  iron  sleep  ? 
The  great  Deliverer,  whose  breath 
Unbinds  the  captives  ev'n  of  death  ? 

■i.  Shall  he,  who  sinful  men  to  save. 
Became  a  tenant  of  the  grave, 
Unthank'd,  uncelebrated,  rise. 
Pass  unremember'd  to  the  skies  ? 

5.  Christians  !  unite  with  loud  acclaim. 
To  hymn  the  Saviour's  welcome  name. 
On  earth  extol  his  wondrous  love. 
Repeat  his  praise  in  worlds  above. 

HYMN  890  s.  m. 

1.  TESUS  invites  his  saints 

♦J'  To  meet  around  his  board : 
Here  those  he  died  to  save  may  hold 
Communion  with  theii'  Lord. 

2.  Owr  heav'nly  Father  calls 

Christ  and  his  members  one : 
AVe  are  the  children  of  his  love, 
And  he  the  first-born  Son. 
5.  We  are  hut  sev'ral  parts 

Of  the  same  broken  bread : 
One  body  with  its  sev'ral  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  head, 
i.  Let  all  our  pow'rs  be  join'd. 
His  glorious  name  to  raise : 
Pleasure  and  love  fill  ev'ry  min4^ 
And  ev'ry  voice  be  praise  ! 
T  2 


2J2  THB  LORD'S  SUPPBn. 

HYMN  g91.  c.  M. 

1.  VE  foil  Vers  of  the  Prince  of  peace, 

J-  Who  round  his  table  di*aw  ! 
Remember  what  his  spirit  was. 
What  his  peculiar  law. 

2.  The  love,  which  all  his  bosom  fill'd, 

Did  all  his  actions  guide  : 
Inspir'd  by  love,  he  liv'd  and  taught  | 
Inspir'd  by  love,  he  died. 

3.  And  do  you  love  Jiim  ?  do  you  feel 

Your  warm  affections  move  ? 
This  is  the  proof  which  he  demands, 
That  you  each  other  love. 

4.  Let  each  the  sacred  law  fulfil ; 

Like  his  be  ev'ry  mind  ; 
Be  ev'ry  temper  form'd  by  love. 
And  ev'ry  action  kind. 

5.  Let  none,  who  call  themselves  his  friends^ 

Disgrace  the  honour'd  name ; 
But  by  a  near  resemblance  prove 
The  title  which  they  claim. 

HYMN  89f .  L.  M. 

1.  yESUS  is  gone  above  the  skies, 
*>'      here  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not; 
And  oaraal  objects  court  our  eyes, 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  tliought. 
'2,  He  knows,  what  wandVing  hearts  we  have,, 
A  pt  to  forget  his  lovely  face ; 
And,  to  refreiih  oar  minds,  he  gave 
These  kind  meriiorials  of  his  grace. 
3.  Let  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot. 

And  earth  giMv/  less  in  our  esteem  5 
c  '         Christ  and  his  It»ve  fill  ev'iy  tboupjht. 
And  faith  and  hoyje  be  hx'd  on  him* 
\Vbile  h  t  is  absent  from  our  sight, 

'  I'i.s  ii  prepare  our  souls  a  place ; 
T]i9t  we  may  dwell  in  heav'nly  light, 
And  live  for  ever  near,  his  face. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER 

HYJiN  ses  L.  M. 


How  rich  are  thy  pro^-isions,  Lord, 
Thy  table  furnish 'd  from  above  ! 
The  fruits  of  life  o'er  spread  the  board; 

The  cup  o'ei'flows  ^  ith  heav'nly  love. 
Thine  ancient  family,  the  Jews, 

Were  first  invited  to  the  feast ; 
We  humbly  take  what  they  refuse. 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 
Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  its  shame. 
And  fling  their  scandals  on  tliy  cause : 
We  come  to  boast  our  Saviour's  name, 
And  make  oui'  triumphs  in  his  cross. 
With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age : 

He,  that  was  dead,  hath  left  the  tomb. 
He  lives  above  theii'  utmost  rage. 
And  we  are  waiting  'till  he  come. 


\VrE  praise  the  Lord  for  heav'nly  bread, 

'  ^    Witli  M  hich  his  favbui''d  sons  are  fed ; 
We  praise  thee  for  that  heav'nly  feast. 
Which  Jesus  w  ith  delight  could  taste. 
He,  v.iiile  he  sojom*n*d  here  below. 
Had  meat  which  .  ti'angers  could  not  know. 
That  meat  he  to  his  people  gives; 
And  he,  that  tastes  the  banquet,  lives. 
So  let  us  live,  sustain'd  by  grace. 
Regard  with  fruits  of  ri^iteousness. 
Enter  oui'  hearts,  all-gracious  Lord  .' 
And  sup  with  us,  and  deck  thy  boai-d. 
Devotion,  faith,  and  zealous  love. 
And  hope  that  bears  the  soul  above  : 
Be  these  our  dainties,  'till  we  rise, 
And  taste  the  joys  of  paradise. 


\rY  God  !  and  is  tliy  table  spread  ? 

And  does  thy  cup  with  love  o'ei'flo^  ? 
Thither  be  all  thy  childi-en  led, 
And  let  them  all  its  sweetness  know. 


HYMN  §94.  L.  M. 


HYMN  895  l.  m. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

2.  0  let  thy  table  honour'd  be, 

And  furnish 'd  well  with  joyful  guests  ; 
And  may  each  soul  salvation  see. 
That  here  its  sacred  pledges  tastes. 

3.  Let  crowds  approach,  with  hearts  prepared ; 

With  warm  desire  let  all  attend ; 
Nor,  when  we  leave  our  Father's  board, 
The  pleasure  or  the  profit  end. 

4.  Revive  tliy  dying  churches,  Lord  ! 

And  bid  our  drooping  graces  live ; 
And  more  that  energy  afford, 
A  Saviour's  death  alone  can  give. 

5.  Nor  let  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

'Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run, 
'Till  with  tliis  bread  all  men  be  blest 
Who  see  the  light  or  feel  the  sun ! 

HYMN  896  c.  m. 

l."npHE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 
"Shall  stand  for  ever  good 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death, 
And  seal'd  the  grace  Avith  blood. 
C.  To  this  dear  cov'nant  of  thy  word 
I  set  my  worthless  name ; 
I  seal  th'  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 

3.  Tlie  light,  and  strength,  and  pard'ning  grace, 

And  glory,  shall  be  mine ; 
My  life  and  soul^  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  my  pow'rs  are  thine. 

4.  Sweet  is  the  mem'ry  of  his  name. 

Who  blest  us  in  his  will. 
And  to  his  testament  of  love 
Made  his  own  life  the  seal. 

HYMN  g97.  c.  M. 

1 .  ptT Y  the  nations,  O  our  God ! 
Consti'ain  the  earth  to  come. 
Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad, 
And  bring  the  strangers  home. 


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f.  We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full, 
That  all  thy  faithful  race 
May,  with  one  voice  and  heart  and  soul, 
Sing  thy  redeeming  grace. 

XXV. 

PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS  AND 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 


1.  Mt)fiNING. 
HYMN  §98.  L.  M. 

1.  A/TY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love  ! 
i.TX  Thy  gifts  are  ev'ry  ev'ning  new ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 

Gently  descend  like  early  dew. 

2.  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night. 

Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours ! 
Thy  sov'i'eiga  word  restores  the  light. 

And  qiuckens  all  my  drowsy  pow'i'S.' 
S.  I  yield  myself  to  thy  command ; 

To  thee  devote  my  nights  and  days. 
Perpetual  blessings  froi -x'js^ -ly  hand 

Demand  perpetual  hyn^  is  of  praise. 

HYMN  899.  c.  m. 

1.  TTOSANNAH  with  a  cheerful  sound 
-tl  To  God's  upholding  hand  ! 
Ten  thousand  snares  oiu*  path  surround. 
And  yet  secm^e  we  stand. 
%  How  wondrous  is  that  mighty  powV, 

Which  form'd  us  with  a  word  !  ^ 
And  ev'ry  day,  and  ev'ry  hour, 
W e  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3.  The  ev'ning  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  mercy  guards  the  room. 
We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed 
That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 


MORNING. 

4.  The  rising  morn  cannot  assure. 

That  we  shall  end  the  day  ; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door, 
I'o  take  our  lives  away. 

5.  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings. 
Our  feeble  frame  lies  safe  at  night 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

HYMN  400.  c.  M. 

1.  T  ORD  of  my  life  !  O  may  thy  i)rai8e 
-■-J  Employ  my  noblest  pow'rs, 
Whose  goodness  lengthens  out  my  days, 

And  fills  the  circling  hours ; 

2.  Preserv'd  by  thy  almighty  arm, 

I  pass  the  shades  of  night, 
Serene  and  safe  from  ev'ry  harm. 
And  see  returning  light. 

3.  While  many  spent  the  night  in  sighs, 

And  restless  pains  and  woes. 
In  gentle  sleep  I  clos'd  my  eyes 
And  undisturb'd  repose. 

4.  When  sleep,  death's  semblance,  o'er  me  spread, 

And  I  unconscious  lay ; 
Thy  w  atchful  care  was  round  my  bed 
To  guard  my  feeble  clay. 

5.  O  let  the  same  almighty  care 

My  w  aking  hours  attend ; 
From  ev'ry  trespass,  ev'ry  snare. 
My  heedless  steps  defend. 
§.  Smile  on  my  minutes  as  they  roll. 
And  guide  my  future  days ; 
And  let  thy  goodness  fill  my  soul 
W^ith  gratitude  and  praise. 

HYMN  401.  L.  y. 

j ,  TN  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 
I  safely  pass'd  the  silent  night; 
Again  I  see  tl»e  breaking  shade, 
i  ib  tuk  again  the  morning  lighi. 


MORNING. 


227 


'J.  New-born,  I  bless  the  waking  hour ; 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be : 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  pow'r. 
And  springs,  my  guardian  God !  to  thee. 
S,  O  guide  me  through  the  various  maze. 
My  doubtful  feet  are  doom'd  to  tread ; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze, 
Where  dangers  press  around  my  head, 

4.  A  deeper  shade  shall  soon  impend : 

A  deeper  sleep  my  eyes  oppress : 
Yet  then  thy  strength  shall  still  defendj 
Thy  goodness  still  delight  to  bless, 

5.  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away : 

That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  my  eyes  t 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day ; 
Thy  love,  the  raptures  of  the  skies. 


1.  \  WAKE,  my  soul !  and  with  the  sun 

Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run  ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise, 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2.  By  influ'ncc  of  the  light  divine, 
Let  thy  own  light  to  others  shine ; 
Reflect  all  heav'ns  propitious  rays, 
In  ardent  love  and  cheerful  praise, 

3.  Lord !  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew : 
Disperse  my  sins  as  morning  dew  ; 
Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

4.  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day. 
All  I  design  to  do  or  say  ; 

That  all  my  pow'rs,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

5.  All  praise  to  tliee,  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refresh'd  me,  while  I  slept ! 
Grant,  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall  wajj^^, 
I  may  of  endle  ss  life  partake. 


ni^^  thee  let  my  first  off 'rings  rise. 
Whose  sun  creates  my  day ; 


HYMN  4X)2.  L.  M. 


HYMN  408.  c.  m. 


:«28  EVENING. 

Swift  as  his  gladd'ning  influ'nce  flies. 
And  spotless  as  his  v^y. 
%  This  day  thy  fav'ring  hand  be  nigh, 
So  oft  voachsaf 'd  before  ! 
Still  may  it  lead,  protect,  supply. 
And  1  that  hand  adore. 

3.  If  bliss  thy  Providence  impart, 

For  which,  re  sign 'd  I  pray : 
Give  me  to  feel  the  grateful  heart. 
That,  without  guilt,  is  gay. 

4.  Affliction  should'st  thou  please  to  send, 

As  sin's  or  folly's  cure ; 
Patient,  to  gain  that  blessed  end. 
May  I  the  means  endure. 

5.  Be  this  and  ev'ry  future  day 

Still  wiser  than  the  past ; 
That,  from  the  whole  of  life's  survey. 
I  may  find  peace  at  last. 

2  EVENING. 
HYMN  404  L.  M. 

i.  A  LL  praise  to  thee,  my  God  !  this  night-v 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light. 

Keep  me,  O  lieep  me.  King  of  kings ! 

Beneath  thy  own  almighty  wings. 
%  Forgive  me.  Lord,  through  thy  dear  Son, 

The  ill  that  I  have  ever  done ; 

That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 

I,  e'er  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 
8.  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 

The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed ; 

To  die,  that  thi^,  frail  body  may. 

Rise  glorious  at  the  awful  day. 

HYMr-"  40.5.  L.  M. 

\:  nnnUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  rae  on; 
*-   Thus  far  his  pviw'r  prolongs  my  day<t ; 
And  ey'ry  ev'ning  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  meinorial  of  his  gprace. 


EVENING. 

3,  Mucli  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 

And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home : 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past. 

And  strength  supplies  for  days  to  come, 
I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep  r 

Peace  is  the  ijillow  of  my  head  J 
liis  ever-watchtul  eye  will  keep 

Its  constant  guard  around  my  bed. 
•i.  Faitli  in  his  name  forbids  my  fear  : 

O  may  thy  presence  ne'er  depart ! 
And  in  the  morning  may  I  bear 

Thy  loving  kindness  on  my  heart  I 

HYMN  406.  G>  M. 

1.  TNDULGENT  God  !  whose  bounteous  care 

O'er  ail  thy  works  is  shown : 

0  let  my  grateful  praise  and  pray'r 
Ascend  before  thy  throne. 

2.  AVhat  mercies  has  this  day  bestow 'd  ! 

How  ridly  hast  thou  bless'd ! 
My  cup  with  plenty  overflowed, 
,    With  cheerfulness  my  breast. 
S.  How  may  sweet  slumbers  close  raj, eyes. 
From  pain  and  sickness  free  ; 
And  let  my  waking  thoughts  arise , 
To  meditate  on  thee. 

4.  So  bless  each  future  day  and  night, 

'Till  life's  fond  scene  is  o'er; 
And  then  to  realms  of  endless  light 
O  let  my  spirit  soar  I 

HYMN  407.  C  M. 

1.  T  ORD  !  thou  wilt  hear  me,  when  I  pray 
I  am  for  ever  thine : 

1  feju*  before  thee  all  the  day. 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

^2.  And  while  I  rest  my  Aveary  head , 
From  cares  and  business  free^ 
'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed  \ 
With  my  own  heait  and- thee. 


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3, 1  pay  tliis  ev'ning  sacrifice ; 

And,  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone.  • 

HYMN  408.  p.  M. 

1.  TNTERVAL  of  grateful  shade, 
J-  Welcome  to  my  weary  head  I 
Welcome,  slumber,  to  ray  eyes, 
Tir'd  with  glaring  vanities. 

2.  My  great  Master  still  allows 
Needful  periods  of  repose : 

.  By  my  heav'nly  Father  blest, 
Thus,  I  give  my  pow'rs  to  rest. 

3.  Heav'nly  Father !  gracious  name  ! 
Night  and  day  his  love  the  same  I 
Far  be  each  suspicious  thought, 
Ev'ry  anxious  care  forgot ! 

4.  Thou,  my  ever-bounteous  God ! 
Crown'st  my  dayf^  with  various-^od. 
Thy  kind  eye,  which  cannot  sleep, 
My  defenceless  hours  shall  keep. 

5.  What  if  death  my  sleep  invade  ? 
Should  I  be  of  death  afraid  ? 
While  encircled  by  thine  arm, 
Death  may  strike,  but  cannot  harm. 

6.  With  thy  heav'nly  presence  blest. 
Death  is  life,  and  labour  rest. 
Welcome  sleep  or  death  to  me, 
Still  secure,  for  still  with  thee  I 


3.  NEW-YEAR. 
HYMN  409.  L.  M, 

REAT  God  !  we  sing  that  mighty  hand, 
^  By  which  supported,  still  we  stand. 
The  op'ning  year  diy  mercy  shows  r 
Let  mercy,  crown  it,  'till  it  close. 
?.  By  day,  at  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God ; 


NEW- YEAR, 
Hy  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 
By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 

,).  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own  5 
The  futhre,  all  to  us  unknown, 
We  to  thy  guardian-care  commit. 
And,  peaceful,  leave  before  thy  feet. 

4.  In  scenes  exalted  or  depress'd, 
Be  thou  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest: 
'I'hy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Ador'd  through  all  our  changing  days. 

J.  When  death  shall  interrupt  our  songs. 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues ; 
Our  helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust. 
In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 

HYMN  410.  L.  M. 

t.      OD  of  our  lives  !  thy  constant  care 

With  blessings  crowns  each  op'ning  year. 
These  lives,  so  frail,  dost  thou  prolong. 
And  wake  anew  our  annual  song. 

2.  How  many  precious  souls  are  fled 
To  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead, 
Since,  from  this  day,  the  changing  sun 
Through  his  last  yearly  course  has  run ! 

3.  We  yet  survive :  but  who  can  say. 

Or  through  the  year,  or  month,  or  day, 

I  shall  retain  my  vital  breath. 

Thus  far  at  least  in  league  with  death  ? 

4.  That  breath  is  tliine,  eternal  God ! 
'Tis  thine  to  fix  the  soul's  abode. 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone. 
On  earth,  or  in  the  world  unknown. 

6.  To  thee  we  all  our  pow'rs  resign  ; 
Make  us  and  own  us  still  as  thine : 
Then  shall  we  smile,  secure  from  fear, 
Though  death  should  blast  t-he  rising  rear. 

6.  Thy  children,  eager  to  be  gone. 
Bid  time's  impetuous  tide  roll  on, 
And  land  tiiem  on  that  blooming  shore 
Wliere  years  and  death  are  known  no  more. 


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HYMN  411.  c.  M. 

L  TJ  EMAUK,  my  soul !  the  narrow  bouiids 
-LV  Of  the  revolving  year. 
How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  rounds ! 
How  short  the  months  appear .' 
2.  So  fast  eternity  comes  on, 
And  that  ia*portant  day, 
When  all  that  raoilal  life  has  done 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 
*.  Yet  like  an  idle  tale  we  pass 
The  swift  advancing  year ; 
And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
The  speed  of  its  eareer. 
4  .  Waken,  O  God  !  my  trifling  heart. 
Its  great  concern  to  see  ; 
That  I  may  act  the  Christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee. 
5.  Thus  shall  their  course  more  gratefal  i  iin. 
If  future  years  arise ; 
And  bear  me,  swift  as  time  can  moTe, 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 


PUBLIC  AND  NATIONAL  BLE 
INGS  AND  AFFLICTIONS. 

HYMN  413.  L.  M. 

Thanksgiving, 
J .  "j3K  AISE,  happy  land  !  Jehovah's  name ; 
^  His  goodness,  and  thy  bliss  proclaim. 
For  thee  each  blessing  largely  flows,  h 
That  freedom's  lib'ral  hand  bestows.  3 

2.  Thy  children  are  secure  and  blest ;  | 
Thy  shores  have  peace,  thy  cities  rest :  1 
He  feeds  thy  sons  with  finest  wheat,  } 
And  adds  his  blessing  to  their  meat. 

3.  Thy  clianging  seasons  he  ordains, 
Th{?)0.  early  and  thy  latter  rains  % 


AND  AFFLICl'IONS. 


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Jlis  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends. 
And  well  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4.  But  be  hath  nobler  works  and  ways, 
To  call  his  people  to  his  praise : 

To  all  our  land  his  laws  are  shown ; 
His  gospel's  through  the  nation  known. 

HYMN  41S.  p.  M. 

1 .  XXOW  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighly  King ! 
-^A  From  thee  our  varied  comforts  spring  t 

Th'  extended  trade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  blessings  liberty  bestows, 
Th'  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows.— 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise, 

2.  Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store. 
That  pours  from  ev'ry  foreign  shore  ; 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display : 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  to  our  Maker's  praise. 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

5.  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues. 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs  ; 

His  pow'r  and  mercy  we  proclaim: 
This  land  through  ev'ry  age  shall  OAvn, 
Jehovah  here  has  fix'd  his  throne. 

And  triumph  in  his  mighty  name. 
4.  Long  as  the  moon  her  course  shall  run, 
Or  man  behold  the  circling  sun, 

O  still  may  God  amidst  us  reign : 
Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success, 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless. 

And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 

HYMN  414.  c.  M. 

JVational  security  from  God, 

1.  TN  vain  opposing  nations  rage, 

If  God  with  us  abide  : 
One  word  of  his  dissolves  their  strength. 
And  humbles  all  theu'  pride. 

2,  His  wisdom  sees  correction  meet ; 

He  srives  the  dread  command, 
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And  war  its  desolation  spreads 
Through  ev'ry  trembling  land. 

3.  His  purpose  wrought,  again  he  speaks, 

And  desolations  cease ; 
War's  loud  alarms  are  heard  no  more, 
And  all  the  world  is  peace. 

4.  Mortals,  adore  his  sov'reign  pow'r, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod : 
Througli  all  your  various  tribes  be  still, 
And  know  that  he  is  God. 

HYMN  415.  L.  M. 

In  time  of  -war. 

1 .  "VITHILE  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around, 

^  ^  And  death  and  ruin  strew^  the  ground ; 
To  thee  we  look,  on  thee  we  call. 
The  Parent  and  the  Lord  of  all. 

2.  Thou,  who  hast  stamp 'd  on  human  kind 
The  image  of  a  heav'n-born  mind, 
And  in  a  Father's  wide  embrace 

Hast  cherish'd  all  the  kindred  race  : 

3.  O  see,  with  what  insatiate  rage  , 
Thy  sons  their  impious  battles  wage  ; 
How  spreads  destmction  like  a  flood. 
And  brothers  shed  their  brothers'  blood  I 

4.  See  guilty  passions  spring  to  birth 
And  deeds  of  hell  deform  the  earth  ; 
Whilst  righteousness  and  justice  moum, 
And  love  and  pity  droop  forlorn. 

5.  Great  Gl>d  !  whose  pow'rful  hand  can  biad 
The  raging  waves,  the  furious  wind : 

O  bid  the  human  tempest  cease, 

And  hush  Uie  madd'ning  world  to  peace^ 

6.  With  rev'rence  may  each  hostile  land      /  \ 
Hear  and  obey  that  high  command, 

Tliv  Son's  blest  errand  from  above  ."^-^^ 
"  My  creatures,  live  in  mutual  love  I" 

HYMN  416.  s.  M. 

L      OD,  to  correct  the  world. 
In  wrath  is  slow  to  rise : 


AND  AFIXICTIONS. 

lint  eomes  at  length,  in  thunder  cloth'd. 
And  darkness  veils  the  skies. 

2,  His  banners,  lifted  high. 

The  nations*  God  declare, 
And  stain'd  with  blood,  with  terrors  mark'd. 
Spread  wonder  and  despair. 

3.  All  earthly  pomp  and  pride 

Are  in  his  presence  lost ; 
Empires  o'erturn'd,  thrones,  sceptres,  crowns 
In  wild  confusion  tost. 
4»  While  war  and  woe  prevail. 
And  desalation  wide ; 
In  God,  the  sovereign  Lord  of  all. 
The  righteous  still  confide. 
5.  Mysteriotis  is  the  course 
Of  his  tremendous  way : 
His  path  is  in  the  trackless  winds. 
And  in  the  foaming  sea. 
6»  Yet,  though  now  wrapt  in  clouds. 
And  from  our  view  conceat'd, 
The  righteous  Judge  will  soon  appear^ 
In  majesty  reveal'd  ! 
7.  He'll  curb  the  lawless  pov/'r, 
The  deadly  wrath  of  man ; 
And  all  the  windings  will  unfold 
Of  his  own  gracious  plan. 
^.  'Die  sons  of  tyranny 

In  ruin  shall  be  hurl'd ; 
And  light,  and  liberty,  and  bliss, 
Embrace  the  new-born  world. 

HYMN  417.  L.  M. 

1.  f  \  come,  behold  a  scene  of  dread  ] 

^  Behold  a  world  with  slaughter  spread  ? 
And  know,  'tis  God  who  bids  each  land 
Thus  feel  the  terrors  of  his  hand, 

2,  'Tis  his  again  the  earth  to  cheer, 
To  break  the  bow,  to  snap  the  spear^ 
To  wrap  in  flames  the  glitt'ring  car. 
And  hush  the  tumult  of  the  war. 


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3.  Behold  us,  Lord  !  oppress'd  with  woe, 
As  exiPd  from  thy  care  we  go : 
Rebuk'd  for  sin,  chastis'd  by  thee, 
Grant  us  again  thy  face  to  see. 

4.  O  thou,  the  God  whom  we  adore  I 
Our  breaches  heal,  our  peace  restore. 
Our  hope,  on  man  repos'd  in  vain, 

O  let  thy  strength,  great  God  !  sustain. 

5.  The  objects  of  thy  tend'rest  love 
O  save,  propitious  from  above  ! 
Let  us  with  them  thy  mercy  share  ; 
And  hear,  O  hear  our  ceaseless  praj^'r. 

HYMN  418.  L.  M. 

1.  feel  thy  awful  chast'ning  rod, 
*  ^   Thy  sov'reign  justice  we  adore; 

Yet  we  approacli  thy  feet,  O  God, 
Thy  boundless  merey  to  implore. 

2.  Teach  us  to  mourn  for  all  our  guilt : 

May  reformation  fill  the  land ; 
No -more  may  human  blood  be  spilt, 
But  love  and  joy  each  heart  expand. 

3.  To  thee,  O  Lord,  to  thee  alone. 

We  look  for  help,  while  drown'd  in  tears. 
Send  down  salvation  from  tliy  throne  ; 
Subdue  our  hearts,  remove  our  fears, 

4.  Unite  our  souls  to  trust  thy  grace ; 

Portentous,  angry  clonds  dispel ; 
Let  party-feuds  no  more  have  place, 
Nor  tongues  be  *'  set  on  fire  of  hell," 

5.  May  the  kind  spirit  of  thy  Son 

Preside  and  rule  in  ev'ry  soul ; 
That  wars  may  cease,  thy  will  be  done, 
And  praise  resound  from  pole  to  pole. 

HYMN  419.  c.  M. 

Prayer  for  victory  over  invading  Jbct 
1.  f  \  Lord,  our  fathers  oft  have  toid. 
In  our  attentive  ears. 
Thy  wonders  in  their  days  perform'd 
And  in  more  ancient  years. 


AND  AFFLICTIONS, 
*2,  Twus  not  their  courage,  nor  their  sword 
To  them  salvation  gave  ; 
Twas  not  theh'  number,  nor  their  strength j 
That  did  their  country  save. 

3.  But  thy  right  hand,  thy  pow'rful  arm  5 

Whose  succour  they  implor'd ; 
Thy  Providence  protected  those, 
Who  thy  great  name  ador'd. 

4.  As  thee,  their  God,  our  fathers  own'd. 

So  thou  art  still  our  King. 
O  therefore ,  as  thou  did'st  to  them. 
To  us  deliv'rance  bring, 

5.  To  thee,  the  glory  we'll  ascribe. 

From  whom  salvation  came ; 
In  God  our  shield  we  will  rejoice. 
And  ever  bless  thy  name. 

HYMN  4m  L.  M. 

1.  ^VfOW  may  the  God  of  grace  and  powV 
Attend  his  people's  humble  cry ; 
Defend  them  in  the  needful  hour, 
And  send  deliv'rance  from  on  high, 

%  In  his  salvation  is  our  hope ; 

And  in  the  name  of  Israel's  God, 
Oar  troops  shall  lift  their  banners  up. 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags  abroad. 
5.  Some  trust  in  horses  train 'd  for  war. 

And  some  of  chariots  make  their  boast  5 
Our  surest  expectations  are 

From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heav'nly  hosts. 
4.  Now  save  us.  Lord,  from  slavish  fear ; 
Now  let  our  hope  be  firm  and  strong; 
'Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear, 
And  hymns  of  peace  conclude  our  song, 

HYMN  421.  L.  M. 

\  Public  Humiliation. 

^*  fr^^^'^  framer  of  unnumber'd  worlds, 
\jr  ^jj^  whom  unnumber'd  worlds  adore  ! 
^^^y  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share. 
And  nature  trembles  at  thy  pow  'r. 


PUBLIC  BLESSINGS 

2.  While  suppliant  crowds  implore  thiue  uid, 

To  thee  M  e  raise  the  humble  ci-y  : 
Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart ; 
Thine  incense  a  repentant  sigh. 

3.  But  if  injustice  grind  the  poor, 

Or  av'rice  stain  the  sordid  hand. 
Or  stern  ambition  thirst  for  blood, 
Or  rude  oppression  waste  the  land 

4.  The  God,  who  hears  the  orphan's  cr}'. 

The  martyr 'fe  pray'r,  and  prisoner's  gfoan, 
Still  list'ning  to  the  poor  opprest. 
Would  spurn  th'  oppressor  from  iiis  thron 

5.  Yet,  though  enormous  crimes  abound, 

Should  but  a  genuine  sorrow  rise  ; 
And,  as  new  troubles  threaten  round 

'Midst  wasting  wars  and  angiy  skies, 
f).  Should,  in  her  sober  hour,  our  land 

Confess  thy  hand  and  bless  the  rod  : 
Thou  still  wouldst  love  to  be  her  friend. 

Who  lov'd  to  own  thee  as  her  God. 

HYMN  422.  c.  m. 

1.  \T;^IiEN  Abrah'm,  full  of  sacred  awe. 
Before  Jehovah  stood. 
And,  with  an  humble  fervent  prajV, 
For  guilty  Sodom  sued : 
9..  With  what  success,  what  wondrous  grace. 
Was  his  petition  crown 'd  ! 
The  Lord  would  spare,  if  in  this  place 
Ten  righteous  men  were  found. 
S.  And  could  a  single  pious  soul 
So  rich  a  boon  obtain  ? 
Good  God !  and  shall  a  nation  cry. 
And  plead  with  thee  in  vain  ? 

4.  Are  not  tlie  righteous  dear  to  thee 
Now,  as  in  ancient  times  ? 
Or  does  this  sinful  land  exceed 

Gomorrah  in  her  crimes  ! 
Still  v,c  are  thine,  we  bear  tliy  name  ; 
Here  yet  is  thine  abode. 


AND  AFFLICTIONS.  2.:d 

Lou^  has  thy  x^resence  blest  our  land ; 

Forsake  us  not,  O  God  ! 
u.  0  may  our  people,  rulers,  priests, 

Thy  choicest  blessings  share  ; 
And  know  thee  by  that  glorious  name, 

"Tlie  God  who  heareth  pray'r  !  " 

HYMN  42S.  0.  m. 

1.  ^T^HY  gracious  favour.  Lord  !  display, 

Which  we  have  long  implor'd ; 
And,  for  thy  wondrous  mercies  sake, 
Thy  wonted  aid  afford. 

2.  God's  answer  patiently  I'll  wail ; 

For  he,  with  glad  success. 
If  they  no  more  to  folly  turn, 
His  mourning  saints  will  bless. 

3.  'Vo  all,  ih?X  fear  his  holy  name, 

His  sure  -rdvation's  near ; 
And  in  its  former  iiappy  state, 

Our  nation  shall  appear. 
'Ixuth  from  the  earth  shall  spring,  whilst  heav'ii 

Shall  streams  of  justice  pour ; 
\nd  God,  from  whom  all  lilessings  flow, 
I.        Shall  endless  plenty  show'j*. 

P         HYMN  424.  h.  M. 

■  Praise  for  deliverance  and  peace. 

,  1.  ORAISB  to  the  Lord,  who  bows  his  ear 

^  Propitious  to  his  people's  pray'r ; 
I      And,  though  deliv 'ranee  long  delay, 
!      Answers  in  his  well  chosen  day. 
2.  Salvation  doth  to  God  belong ; 

His  pow'r  and  grace  shall  be  our  song  ; 

The  tribute  of  our  love  we  bring 

To  thee  our  Saviour  and  our  King. 
li.  Our  temples,  guai'ded  from  the  flame. 

Shall  echo  thy  triumphant  name  ; 

And  ev'ry  peaceful  private  home 

To  thee  a  temple  shall  become. 

4.  Still  be  it  our  supreme  delight, 
To  walk  as  in  thy  honour 'd  sight ; 


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Still  in  thy  precepts  and  thy  fear, 
'Till  life's  last  hour,  to  persevere. 
5.  O  when  shall  time  the  period  bring. 
When  peace  shall  stretch  her  balmy  wing 
O'er  ev'ry  land  and  ev'ry  shore, 
And  raging  war  shall  waste  no  more ! 

HYMN  425.  l.  m. 

1.  XT  AD  not  the  Lord,  may  Israel  say, 

Had  not  the  Lord  maintain 'd  our  side, 
When  men,  to  make  our  lives  a  prey. 
Rose  like  the  swelling  of  the  tide ; 

2.  The  swelling  tide  had  stopt  our  breath. 

So  fiei'cely  did  the  billows  roll:  p. 
We  had  been  swallow'd  up  in  death; 
The  waters  had  o'erwhelm'd  our  soul. 

3,  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  broke  the  fowler's  deadly  snare  ; 
Who  sav'd  us  from  the  threat'ning  sword. 
And  made  our  lives  his  watchful  care. 

4,  Our  help  is  in  Jehovah's  name, 

Who  form'd  the  earth  and  built  the  skies; 
Who  still  upholds  all  nature's  frame, 
And  guards  his  church  with  wakeful  eyes, 

HYMN  426.  p.  m. 

i.  'Vf  OW  let  our  songs  address  the  God  of  peace, 
Who  bids  the  tumult  of  the  battle  cease ; 
The  pointed  spears  to  pruning  hooks  he  bends. 
And  the  broad  falchion  in  the  plough-share  ends. 
His  pow'rful  word  unites  contending  jiations 
In  kind  embrace  and  friendly  salutations. 

3.  While  we  beneath  our  vines  and  fig-trees  sit. 
Or  thus  within  thy  sacred  temple  meet, 
Accept,  great  God  !  the  tribute  of  our  song. 
And  all  the  mercies  of  this  day  prolong. 
Then  spread  thy  peaceful  word  thro'  ev'ry  natiw 
That  all  the  earth  may  hail  thy  great  salvatioiu 

HYMN  427.  c'  m. 

L  "pEACE  I  the  welcome  sound  proclaim; 
A   Dwell  with  rapture  on  the  theme. 


FOR  A  CONGREGATION. 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain : 
Peace  on  earth !  good-will  to  men ! 

2,  Breezes !  whisp'ring  soft  and  low, 
Gently  murmur  as  ye  blow, 
Now,  when  war  and  discord  cease, 
Praises  to  the  God  of  peace. 

*>.  Ocean's  billows  !  far  and  wide, 
Rolling  in  majestic  pride  I 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain : 
Peace  on  earth !  good-will  to  men  ! 

4.  Vocal  songsters  of  the  grove  ! 
Sweetly  chant  in  notes  of  love, 
Now,  when  war  and  discord  cease. 
Praises  to  the  God  of  peace. 

a.  Mortals  who  these  blessings  feel ! 
Christians  who  before  him  kneel ! 
Loud,  still  louder  swell  the  strain : 
Peace  on  earth !  good-will  to  men  I 


5.  FOR  A  CONGREGATION. 
HYMN  428.  l.  m. 

On  opening  a  new  place  of  -worship. 

1,  \  ND  will  the  great  eternal  God 
-tTV  On  earth  establish  his  abode  ? 
And  will  he  from  his  radiant  throne 
Regard  our  temples  as  his  own  ? 

2,  We  bring  the  tribute  of  our  praise : 
And  sing  that  condescending  grace. 
Which  to  our  notes  will  lend  an  ear. 
And  call  us  sinful  mortals  near. 

3.  Our  Father's  watchful  care  we  blessj 
Which  guards  our  house  of  pray'r  in  peace^ 
That  no  tumultuous  foes  invade, 

To  fill  the  worshippers  with  dread. 

4.  These  walls  we  to  tliy  honour  raise : 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise ; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  thy  grace. 


m  FOR  A  CONGREGATION^, 

5,  And  in  the  great  decisive  day, 
When  God  the  nations  shall' survey. 
May  it  before  the  world  appear, 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory  here  ! 

HYMN  429.  p.  m. 

I .  TN  sweet  exalted  strains 
i-  The  King  of  glory  praise : 
O'er  heav'n  and  earth  he  reigns. 

Through  everlasting  days. 
He  with  a  noii  the  world  controls, 
Sustains  or  sinks  the  distant  poles. 
To  earth  he  bends  his  throne. 

His  throne  of  grace  divine  ; 
Wide  i?  his  bount}^  known, 

And  wide  his  glories  shine. 
Fair  Salem,  still  his  chosen  rest, 
Is  with  his  smiles  and  presence  blesl 

3.  Then  King  of  glory  !  ome ; 

And  with  thy  favour  crown. 
This  temple  as  thy  dome, 

This  people  as  thy  own. 
Within  this  house  O  deign  to  show, 
How  God  can  dwell  with  men  below. 

4.  Here  may  thine  ears  attend 

Our  interceding  cries, 
And  grateful  praise  ascend 

All  fragrar-t  to  the  skies. 
Here  may  thy  word  melodious  sound. 
And  spread  the  joys  of  heav'n  around. 

5.  Here  may  th'  attentive  throng 

Imbibe  thy  truth  and  love ; 
And  converts  join  the  song 

Of  Seraphim  above ; 
And  willing  crowds  surround  thy  boards 
With  sacred  joy  and  sweet  accord. 

6.  In  peace,  here  may  our  sons 

And  daughters  sound  thy  praise : 
And  shine  like  polish'd  stones, 

Through  long  succeeding  days. 
Here,  Lord  !  display  thy  saving  pow'r. 
While  churches  stand  and  saints  adore , 


FOR  A  CONGREGATION. 
HYMN  480  L.  M. 

At  the  ordination  or  settlement  of  a  Minister, 

1.  npHUS  spake  the  Saviour,  wheij  he  sent 
A   His  ministers  to  preach  his  word ; 

They  through  the  world  obedient  went, 
And  spread  the  gospel  of  their  Lord. 

2.  "Go  forth,  ye  heralds,  in  my  name  ; 

Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive ; 
The  gospel  Jubilee  proclaim, 
,  And  call  them  to  repent  and  live, 

3.  "The  joyful  news  to  all  impart, 

Ancl  teach  them  where  salvation  lies ; 
Bind  up  the  broken  bleeding  heart. 
And  wipe  the  tear  from  weeping  eyes. 

4.  "  Be  wise  as  serpents  where  you  go. 

But  harmless  as  the  peaceful  dove ; 
And  let  your  heav'n-taught  conduct  show, 
That  you're  commission'd  from  above. 

5.  "Freely  from  me  ye  have  received  ; 

Freely  in  love  to  others  give : 
Thus  shall  your  doctrines  be  believ'd, 
And  by  your  labour  simiers  live." 

6.  Happy  those  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Who  thus  their  Master's  will  obey ! 
How  rich,  how  full  is  their  reward, 
Reserv'd  until  the  fmal  day  ! 

HYMN  4BL  L.  M. 

1.  RE  AT  Lord  of  angels  !  we  adore 

The  grace  that  builds  thy  ccui'ts  below  ^ 
And  'midst  ten  thousand  sons  r>£  i^^ht, 
Stoops  to  regard  whcit  mortals  do  ! 

2.  Amidst  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

Successive  pastors  thou  dost  raise. 
Thy  kingdom  and  thy  truth  to  spread, 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3.  At  length,  dismissed  from  feeble  clay. 

Thy  servants  join  th  '  angelick  band. 
With  them  through  distant  worlds  they  fiy^ 
W^ith  thenci  before  thy  presence  stand. 


244  FOR  A  CONGREGATION.  i 

4.  O  blest  employment !  glorious  hope  ! 

Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care !  1 
When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts.  \ 
And  all  their  joys  and  honours  share  ? 

5.  Yet  while  these  labours  we  pursue, 

Tho'  distant  from  thy  heav'nly  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 

And  half  their  heav'n  shall  here  be  known. 

HYMN  432.  l.  m. 

Oti  the  dangerous  sickness  of  a  J\^nister, 

1.  f  \  Thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne. 

We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down ! 
Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell. 

2.  Avert  thy  desolating  stroke. 

Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock ; 

Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave ; 

Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save. 
5.  But  if  our  supplications  fail. 

And  pray'rs  and  tears  cannot  prevail : 

Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay ; 

Support  him  through  the  gloomy  way. 
4.  Around  him  may  thy  angels  stand. 

Waiting  the  signal  of  thy  hand. 

To  bid  his  happy  spirit  rise. 

And  bear  him  to  their  native  skies. 

HYMN  483.  c.  m. 

For  a  vacant  congregation  on  the  death  of. its  JMinister 

1.  "VrOW  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive, 

And  let  our  tears  be  diy  : 
W^hy  should  those  eyes  be  drown'd  in  grief, 
Which  view  a  Saviour  nigh  ? 

2.  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust. 

The  aged  and  the  young ; 
The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  clos'd. 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue : 

3.  Th'  eternal  shepherd  still  survives. 

New  comfort  to  impai-t. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.  24 

His  hand  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart, 
i.  The  pow'rs  of  nature,  Lord  !  are  thine, 
And  thine  tlie  aids  of  grace. 
Thine  arm  has  borne  thy  churches  up, 
Through  ev'ry  rising  race. 
5.  Exert  thy  sacred  influ'nce  here ; 
Thy  mourning  servants  bless. 

0  change  to  strains  of  cheerful  praise 
Their  accents  of  distress. 

6  SICKNESS  A\D  RECOVERY. 

HYMN"  434.  c.  m. 

1.  p  ONSIDEH  all  my  sorrows,  Lord ! 
^  And  thy  deiivVance  send. 

My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints  ; 
When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 

2.  Yet  I  have  found,  'tis  good  for  me 

To  bear  ray  Father's  rod : 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  laWj 
And  live  upon  my  God. 

3.  This  is  the  comfort  1  enjoy. 

When  new  distress  begins; 

1  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  ways, 

And  hate  my  former  sins, 
i-.  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight. 
When  earthly  joys  were  fled  ; 
My  soul  oppressed  with  sorrow's  weighty 
Had  sunk  amongst  the  dead. 
5. 1  know,  thy  judgments,  Lord  !  are  rightj 
Though  they  may  seem  severe. 
The  shax'pest  suff 'rings  I  endure 
Flow  from  thy  faithful  care. 

HYMN  485.  s.  m. 

1.  T>Ex\CE,  my  complaming  heart ! 
Ye  busy  cares,  be  still ! 
Adore  the  just,  the  sov'reign  Lord, 
Nor  murmur  at  his  will 
X-2 


246  SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY. 

2.  'Tis  wisdom  g^iides  his  hand ; 

Nor  dares  my  guilty  fear. 
Amidst  the  sharpest  pains  I  feel. 
Pronounce  his  hand  severe. 

3.  To  soften  ev'ry  stroke, 

Indulgent  mercy  Ijends ; 
And,  unrepining  when  I  plead, 
His  gracious  ear  attends. 

4.  Let  me  reflect  with  awe, 

¥/hene'er  my  heart  complains : 
Compar'd  with  what  my  sins  deserve^, 
How  easy  are  my  pains  I 

5.  Yes,  Lord,  I  own  thy  hand, 

1  hou  just,  and  wise,  and  kind  ! 
Be  evVy  anxious  thought  suppress'd. 
And  all  my  soul  re  sign 'd. 

HYMN  486.  c.  M. 

1.  T^ISEASES  are  thy  servants.  Lord ! 
_L/  They  come  at  thy  command. 
I'll  not  attempt  a  murm'rinj^-  word 

Against  thy  chast'ning  hand- 

2.  I'm  hut  a  sojourner  beiow. 

As  al!  ray  latliers  were  : 
May  I  be  well  prepar'd  to  go. 
When  I  the  summons  hear. 

3.  But  if  my  life  be  spar'd  awhile. 

Before  my  last  remove : 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  business  still, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 

HYMN  4§7.  c.  M. 

1.  "iVrY  soul,  the  awful  hour  will  come<j 
-^^■^  Apace  it  passeth  on. 
To  bear  this  body  to  the  tomb. 
And  thee  to  scenes  unknown. 
.2.  My  heart,  long  lab 'ring  with  its  woes, 
Shall  pant  and  sink  away  ; 
And  you,  my  eye-lids,  soon  shall  close 
On  the  last  glimm'ring  ray. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.  247 
55.  "Whence  in  that  hour  shall  I  receive 
A  cordial  for  my  pain, 
When,  if  earth's  monarchs  were  my  friends. 
Those  friends  would  weep  in  vain  ? 

4.  Great  King  of  nature  and  of  grace ! 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies, 
And  opens  all  its  deep  distress 
Before  thy  pitying  eyes. 

5.  All  its  desires  to  thee  are  known, 

And  ev'iy  secret  fear ; 
The  meaning  of  each  broken  groan 
Well-notic'd  by  thine  ear. 

6.  O  fix  me  by  that  mighty  pow'r. 

Which  to  such  love  belongs, 
Where  darkness  veils  the  eyes  no  more, 
And  groans  are  chang'd  to  songs. 

HYMN  4S8.  p.  M. 

On  recovering  from  disease. 
I.  TJOW  vast  is  the  tribute  I  owe 
-H.  Of  gratitude,  homage,  and  praise, 
To  the  giver  of  all  I  possess. 

The  life  and  the  length  of  my  days ! 
'2,  When  the  sorrows  I  boded  were  come, 
I  pour'd  out  my  sighs  and  my  tears ; 
And  to  him,  who  alone  can  relieve, 
My  soul  breath 'd  her  vows  and  her  pray'rs. 
.  3.  When  my  heart  throbb'd  with  pain  and  alarm. 
When  paleness  my  cheek  overspread, 
When  sickness  pervaded  my  frame  ;— 
Then  my  soul  on  my  Maker  Avas  staid. 

4.  When  death's  awful  image  was  nigh, 

And  no  mortal  was  able  to  save  ; 
Thou  didst  brighten  the  valley  of  death, 
And  illumine  the  gloom  of  the  grave. 

5.  In  mercy  thy  presence  dispels 

The  shades  of  calamity's  night. 
And  turns  the  sad  scene  of  despair 
To  a  morning  of  joy  and  delight. 


48  SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY, 

6.  Great  source  of  my  comforts  restor'd ! 

Thou  healer  and  balm  of  my  woes  ! 
Thou  hope  and  desire  of  my  soul  ? 
On  thy  mercy  I'll  ever  repose.  - 

7.  How  boundless  the  gratitude  due 

To  thee,  O  thou  God  of  my  praise  I 
The  fountain  of  all  I  possess, 

The  life  and  the  light  of  my  days ! 

HYMN  489.  l.  m. 

1.  I^IRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 

And  I  presnm'd  ^twould  ne'er  be  night. 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 
Pleasui'e  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart. 

2.  But  I  forgot,  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long; 
And,  when  thy  face  was  turn'd  aside. 
My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died. 

3.  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace  I  I  said. 
And  raise  me  from  among  the  dead. 
Thy  word  rebuk'd  the  pains  I  felt ; 
Thy  pard'ning  love  remov'd  my  guilt. 

4-.  I  will  extol  thee,  Lord,  on  high : 
At  thy  command  diseases  fly. 
"Who  but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave  ? 

5.  Thine  anger  but  a  moment  stays ; 
Thy  love  is  life  and  lengtli  of  days. 
Though  grief  and  tears  the  night  employ, 
The  morning-star  restores  the  joy. 

HYMN  440.  c.  m. 

1.  T  love  the  Lord ;  he  heard  my  cries. 
And  pity'd  ev'iy  groan : 
Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2. 1  love  the  Lord  ;  he  bow'd  his  ear, 
And  chas'd  my  griefs  away. 
O  let  my  heart  no  more  despair, 
Wh'^e  I  have  bj^eatli  to  prsiy  ! 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY. 


3.  Among  the  saints  that  fill  thine  house. 

My  ofF'ring  shall  he  paid  ; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

4.  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distrest ; 

He  bade  my  pains  remove. 
Return,  my  soul,  to  God,  thy  rest ; 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

HYMN  441.  c.  M. 

1.  OOV'REIGN  of  life,  I  own  thy  hand 
^  In  ev'ry  chast'ning  stroke ; 
And,  while  I  smart  beneath  thy  rod, 

Thy  presence  I  invoke. 

2.  To  thee  in  my  distress  I  cried, 

And  thou  hast  bow'd  thine  ear. 
Thy  pow'rful  word  prolong'd  my  life, 
And  brought  salvation  near. 

5.  Unfold  the  gates  of  righteousness, 

That,  with  the  pious  throng, 
I  may  record  my  solemn  vows, 
And  tune  my  grateful  song. 

4.  Praise  to  the  Lord,  whose  gentle  hand 

Renews  our  lab 'ring  breath  ! 
Praise  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  his  saints 
Triumphant  ev'n  in  death. 

5.  My  God !  in  thine  appointed  hour. 

Those  heav'nly  gates  display, 
Where  pain  and  sin,  and  fear  and  death, 
For  ever  flee  away. 

6.  There,  while  the  nations  of  the  blessVl 

With  raptures  bow  around ; 
My  anthems  to  deli v 'ring  grace 
In  sweeter  strains  shall  sound. 

HYMN  442.  cm. 

1.  "VVTHEN  o'er  the  trodden  patlis  of  life 
Backwards  I  turn  mine  eyes : 
What  varied  scenes  throughout  the  road 
Awaken  my  surprise  I 


ON  THE  DEATH  OF 

2.  Thousands,  to  wliom  my  natal  hour  - 

Imparted  vital  bi-eath,  i 
Just  look'd  on  life,  and  clos'd  their  eyes  | 
In  the  fast  sleep  of  death. 

3.  Thousands,  who  climb'd  to  manhood*^  stage, 

Safe  through  unnumber'd  snares, 
TravelPd  not  far,  before  they  sunk 
Amidst  its  thorns  and  cares. 

4.  Followed  through  ev'ry  changing  stage^ 

With  goodness  all  my  days ; 
Deny  me  not  a  heart  to  love, 
A  tongue  to  speak  thy  praise. 

5.  Ten  thousand  thousand  thanks  to  thee 

Echo  along  the  road. 
O  may  I  join  those  endless  songs, 
That  fill  thy  blest  abode. 

ON  THE  DEATH  OF  RELATIV151 

OR  Flill^NDS. 

HYMN  448.  l.  m. 

1.  'T^HE  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 

The  flowing  teai",  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  righteous  persons  fall  around,  ^ 
When  tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

2.  Yet  not  one  anxious  murm'ring  thought 

Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend ; 
Nor  should  our  bleeding  he&its  forget 
Th'  almighty  ever-living  Friend. 

3.  Parent,  Protector,  Guardian,  Guide  ^ 

Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one. 
On  thee  we  cast  our  ev'ry  care. 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

4.  Our  Father  God,  to  thee  we  look. 

Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  oui'  Friend  I 
And  on  thy  gracious  love  and  truth 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 

HYMN  444  c.  m, 

1.  IV/TUST  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die, 
Ajnd  helpers  he  withdrav^n : 


llELAm^ES  OR  FRIENDS.  '251 
While  sorrow,  with  a  weeping  eye. 
Counts  up  our  comforts  gone  ? 

2.  Be  thou  our  comfort,  mighty  God  ! 

Our  helper  and  our  friend ; 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dang'rous  road, 
'Till  all  our  trials  end. 

3.  O  may  oui'  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led ; 
While  love  and  l;ioIy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels  of  the  dead. 

4.  Let  us  be  wean'd  from  earthly  joys  ? 

Let  hope  our  grief  dispel : 
The  dead  in  Jesus  shall  arise. 
In  endless  bliss  to  dwell, 

^  HYMN  445.  cm. 

On  the  death  of  a  yo^mg  person, 

1.  XirHEN  blooming  youth  is  snatch 'd  away 

By  death's  resistless  hand: 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  pity  must  demand, 

2.  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 
^  O  may  this  truth,  imprest 
^IPI^^ith  awful  pow'r, —  I  too  must  die, 

Sink  deep  in  ev'ry  breast. 

3.  Let  this  vain  world  delude  no  more  5 

Behold  the  gaping  tomb : 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour ; 
To-morrow  death  may  come. 

4.  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

May  ev'ry  heart  obey ; 
Nor  be  the  heav'nly  warning  vain, 
W^hich  calls  to  v/atch  and  pray. 

HYMN  446-  c.  m. 

On  the  death  of  a  child. 
1.  T  IFE  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour  5 
^  How  soon  the  vapour  flies  ! 
Man  is  a  tender  transient  fiowV, 
That  ev'n  in  blooming  dies. 


252  ON  THE  DEATH  OP 

2.  Death  spreads  like  winter's  frozen  armS;, 

And  beauty  smiles  no  more. 
Ah  !  where  are  now  those  rising  charms, 
Which  pleas'd  our  eyes  before  ? 

3.  The  once  lov'd  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Eacli  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled. 
And  wither 'd  all  her  joys. 

4.  But  wait  the  interposing  ,^loom. 

And  lo  !  stern  winter  flies ; 
And  drest  in  beauty's  fairest  bloom. 

The  flow'iy  tribes  arise. 
Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time. 

When  what  we  now  deplore 
Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

6,  Then  cease,  fond  nature  !  cease  Uiy  tears  : 
Religion  points  on  high : 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  cannot  die. 

HYMN  447.  c.  m. 

1.  VE  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tear?. 

Flow  o'er  your  children  dead: 
Say  not  in  transports  of  despair, 
That  all  your  hopes  are  fled. 

2.  While,  cleaving  to  that  darling  dust, 

In  fond  distress  ye  lie  ; 
Rise,  and  w  ith  joy  and  rev'rence  view 
A  heav'nly  Parent  nigh. 

3.  "I'll  give  the  mourner,"  saith  the  Lor  J, 

In  my  own  house  a  place  ; 
"  No  names  of  daughters  and  of  sons 
"  Could  yield  so  high  a  grace. 

4.  "  Transient  and  vain  is  ev'iy  hope 

"  A  rising  race  can  give. 
*' In*  endless  honour  and  delight, 
"  My  children  all  shall  live." 

5.  We  welcome,  Lord  !  tliose  rising  teai's  - 

Through  which  thy  face  we  see  t 


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And  bless  those  wounds,  which,  thro'  our  hearts, 
Prepare  a  way  for  thee. 

HYMN  448.  l.  m. 

On  the  death  of  a  parent, 
1.  rpHOUGH  nature's  voice  you  must  obey, 
A   Think,  while  your  swelling  griefs  o'erfloA^, 
That  hand,  which  takes  }' our  joys  away. 
That  sov'reign  hand  can  heal  your  woe, 
9.  And,  while  your  mournful  thoughts  deplore 
The  parent  gone,  remov'd  the  friend  ! 
With  hearts  re  sign 'd,  his  grace  adore. 
On  whom  your  nobler  hopes  depend, 

3.  Does  he  not  bid  his  children  come 

Through  death's  dark  shades  to  realms  of  light  ? 
Yet,  when  he  calls  them  to  their  home 
Shall  fond  siu*vivors  mourn  their  flight  ? 

4.  His  word-— here  let  your  souls  rely— 

Immortal  consolation  gives  ; 
Your  heav'nly  Father  cannot  die, 
Th'  eternal  Friend  for  ever  livesp 

5.  O  be  that  best  of  friends  your  trust ; 

On  his  almighty  arm  recline. 
He,  when  your  comforts  sink  in  dust,  J|l 
Can  give  you  comforts  more  divine, 

HYMN  449  h.  u. 

TJie  Orphan*s  prayer, 

1.  f  \  hear  me,  Lord  !  on  thee  I  call, 

^  And  prostrate  at  thy  footstool  fall  5 
Propitious  in  my  cause  appear, 
And  bow  to  my  request  thine  ear, 

2.  Look  down,  my  only  hope  !  look  down  i 
Behold  me,  but  without  a  frown  i 

And  ne'er  to  my  desirmg  eye 
Thy  i)resence,  heav'nly  Lord  !  deny 

3.  O  let  me,  on  thy  aid  reclin'd. 
Thee  still  my  great  salvation  find  j 
Kor  leave  me  helpless  and  forlorn. 
The  absenee  of  thy  grace  to  mouHi. 


254  FOU  THE  YOUNG,  AND  OLD»  I 

4.  Though,  doom'd  the  orphati^  lot  to  bear,  | 
No  father's  kind  concern  I  share,  i 
Nor  o'er  me  wakes  a  mother's  eye  | 
My  wants  attentive  to  supply ^ 

5.  Adopted  by  thy  care,  in  thee 
The  Parent  and  the  Friend  I  see  j' 
And,  nourish'd  by  thy  fost'ring  hand. 

Within  thy  courts  secure  I  stand.  i 

  4! 

8.  FOR  THE  YOUNG,  AND  OLD 
HYMN  450.  h.  M. 

Youth  instructed.  Hi 

1.  I^HILDREN,  in  years  and  knowledge  young',^ 
^  Yom*  parents' hope,  your  parents' joy  !  ; 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue :  ^ 

Let  pious  tlioughts  youi^  minds  employ.  IP 

2.  If  you  desire  a  length  of  days,  •  ^ 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state : 
Restrain  your  feet  from  wicked  ways. 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3.  The  eyes  of  God  regard  his  saints ; 

His  ears  are  open  to  their  cries ; 
He  sets  his  frowning  face  against 
The  sons  of  violence  and  lies. 

4.  To  humble  souls  and  broken  hearts, 

God  with  his  grace  is  ever  nigh : 
Pardon  and  hope  his  love  imparts. 
When  men  in  deep  contrition  lie. 

HYMN  461  c.  M. 

1.  TTAPPY  is  he,  whose  early  years 
*      XjL  Receive  instruction  well ; 

Who  hates  tlie  sinner's  path,  and  feai  s 
The  road  that  leads  to  hell. 
•2.  'Tis  easier  work,  if  we  begin 
To  serve  the  Lord  betunes ; 
AVhile  sinners  who  grow^  old  in  sin, 
Are  harden'd  by  their  crimes. 


FOR  THE  YOUNG,  AND  OLD. 
5.  It  saves  us  from  a  thousand  snares. 
To  mind  religion  young : 
With  joy  it  crowns  succeeding  years, 
And  makes  our  virtue  strong. 

4.  To  thee,  ahuighty  God  !  to  thee 

Our  hearts  we  now  resign : 
^Twill  please  us,  to  look  back  and  see, 
That  our  whole  lives  were  thine ! 

5.  Let  the  sweet  work  of  pray 'r  and  praise 

Employ  our  daily  breath  : 
Thus  we're  prepar'd  for  future  days, 
Or  fit  for  early  death. 

HYMN  452.  l.  m. 

1.  "VTOW,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
-»-^  Remember  your  Ci'eator,  God. 
Behold,  the  months  come  hast'ning  on, 
When  you  shall  say,  "my  joys  are  gone." 

2.  God  from,  on  high  beholds  your  thoughts ; 
His  book  records  your  secret  faults : 
The  Avorks  of  darkness  men  have  done 
Must  all  appear  before  the  sun. 

3.  Behold,  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  with  guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  bitt'rest  curses  on  his  head. 

4.  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again ; 
The  soul  in  agonies  of  pain, 
Ascends  to  God,  not  there  to  dwell. 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

5.  God  of  the  young !  turn  off  their  eyes 
From  earth's  alluring  vanities  ; 
And  let  the  warnings  of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fear  the  Lord  ■ 

HYMN  458  s.  m, 

1-  TlflTH  humble  heart  and  tongue, 
*  '    My  God  !  to  thee  I  pray : 
O  let  me  learn,  whilst  I  am  youn,^, 
Jlov^  I  may  cleanse  my  way. 


25G  FOR  THE  YOUNG,  AND  OLD. 

2.  Make  an  unguarded  youth 

The  object  of  thy  care ; 
Help  me  to  choose  the  path  of  truth, 
And  fly  from  ev'ry  snare. 

3.  My  heart,  to  folly  prone, 

Inspii-e  with  love  divine  ; 
Unite  it  to  thyself  alone, 
And  make  me  wholly  thine* 

4.  O  let  thy  word  of  grace 

My  warmest  thoughts  employ ; 
Be  this,  thi'ough  all  my  follVing  days. 
My  treasure  and  my  joy. 

5.  To  what  thy  laws  impart 

Be  my  whole  will  inclin'd; 
O  let  them  dwell  within  my  heart. 
And  sanctify  my  mind. 

6.  May  thy  young  servant  learn. 

By  these  to  cleanse  his  way ; 
And  may  I  here  the  patli  discern 
That  leads  to  endless  day. 

HYMN  454  c.  m. 

Prayer  of  the  aged. 

1.  AT^  God,  my  everlasting  hope ! 

I  live  upon  thy  truth ; 
Thy  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up. 
And  strength  en 'd  all  my  youth. 

2.  My  frame  was  fashion'd  by  thy  pow'r, 

And  shows  thy  skill  divine ; 
And  from  my  mother's  painful  hour, 
I've  been  entirely  thine. 

3.  Still  has  my  life  new  wonders  seen, 

in  each  re\  olving  year : 
Behold,  uiy  days  that  yet  remain, 
I  trust  them  to  thy  care. 

4.  Cast  me  not  off,  when  strength  declinesi. 

When  hoary  hairs  arise : 
And  round  me  let  thy  gloiy  shine, 
Whene'ei'  thy  servant  dies. 


THE  TROUBLES  OP  LIFE. 


HYMN  455.  c.  m. 

1.  "pTERNAL  Sire,  enthron'd  on  high  ! 
-1-^  Whom  heav'nly  hosts  adore, 
Who  yet  to  suppliant  dust  art  nigh : 
Thy  presence  I  implore. 
%  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs, 
And  leave  my  fainting  heart  ? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  years. 
If  God,  my  strength,  depart  ? 

3.  O  guide  me  down  the  steep  of  age. 

And  keep  my  passions  cool ; 
Teach  me  to  scan  the  sacred  page. 
And  practise  ev'iy  rule. 

4.  Let  me  thy  pow'r  and  truth  proclaim 

To  the  sui'viving  age ; 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name. 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

5.  That  solemn  day  is  hast'ning  on ; 

My  frame  must  soon  decay. 
My  iriends,  my  youth's  companions  gone, 
Can  I  expect  to  stay  ? 

6.  My  God !  O  smooth  the  mortal  hour ; 

On  thee  my  hope  depends. 
Support  me  with  almighty  pow'r. 
While  dust  to  dust  descends. 

7.  Then  let  my  soul,  O  gracious  God ! 

Ascend  to  realms  of  day ; 
And  in  that  sabred  blest  abode 
Its  endless  anthems  pay. 

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HYMN  456.  p.  m. 

T>RAISE  to  God,  immortal  praise 

E or  the  love  that  crowns  our  days : 
Bounteous  source  of  cv'ry  joy  ! 
I^et  thy  praise  our  tongues  cirrjloy' 


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2.  All,  that  spring,  with  bounteous  hand. 
Scatters  o'er  the  smiling  land ; 

All,  that  lib'i'al  autumn  pours 
From  her  rich  o'erflowing  stores ; 

3.  These  to  thee,  our  God !  we  owe. 
Source  whence  all  our  blessings  flow ! 
And  for  these  oui'  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise. 

4.  Yet  should  rising  whirlwinds  tear 
From  its  stem  the  rip'ning  ear ; 
Should  the  fig-tree's  blasted  shoot 
Drop  her  green  untimely  fruit  : 

5.  Should  the  vine  put  forth  no  more, 
Nor  the  olive  yield  her  store : 
Though  the  sick'ning  flocks  should  fall^, 
And  the  herds  desert  the  stall : 

6.  Should  thine  alter'd  hand  restrain 
Vernal  show'rs  and  latter  rain. 
Blast  each  op'niog  bud  of  joy. 
And  the  rising  year  destroy: 

7.  Yet  to  thee  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise  t 
And,  when  ev*iy  blessing's  flownj 
Love  thee — for  thyself  alone  ! 

HYMN.  457  s.  m. 

1.  \S  various  as  the  moon 

Is  man's  estate  below ; 
To  his  bright  day  of  gladness  soon 
Succeeds  a  night  of  woe, 

2.  The  night  of  \Yoe  resigns 

Its  darkness  and  its  grief; 
Again  the  morn  of  comfort  shines. 
And  brings  our  souls  relief. 

3.  Yet  not  from  fickle  chance 

These  varying  scenes  arise : 
Our  dark  and  brighter  hours  advance ,. 
By  laws  supremely  wise. 
1  God  measures  out  to  all 
Their  lot  of  good  and  ill : 


TH^:  TROUBLES  OF  LIFE. 
'    Nor  this  too  great,  nor  that  too  small. 

Ordain 'd  by  heav'n's  high  will. 
5.  Hopeful  and  humble  bear 
Thy  evil  and  thy  good ; 
Nor  by  presumption,  nor  despair. 
Weak  mortal,  be  subdu'd. 

HYMN  458  p.  m, 

1.  PROVIDENCE,  profusely  kind, 

A   Where soe'er  you  turn  your  eyes. 
Bids  you  with  a  grateful  mind 
View  a  thousand  blessings  rise. 

2.  Thankful  own  what  you  enjoy  : 

But  a  changing  world  like  this. 
Where  a  thousand  fears  annoy. 

Cannot  give  you  perfect  bliss. 
S.  Perfect  bliss  resides  above,  ^ 

Far  above  yon  azure  sky ; 
Bliss,  that  merits  all  your  love. 

Merits  ev'ry  anxious  sigh. 
4.  What  like  this  has  earth  to  give  ? 

O  ye  righteous  !  in  your  breast 
Let  the  admonition  live, 

Nor  on  earth  desire  to  rest. 

0.  When  your  bosom  heaves  a  sigh, 

Or  your  eye  emits  a  tear, 
Let  your  wishes  rise  on  high, 
Ardent  rise  to  bliss  sincere. 

HYMN  459  s.  m. 

1.  TTOW  gracious  and  how  wise 

Is  our  chastising  God  ! 
And  O  I  how  rich  the  blessings  are. 
That  blossom  from  his  rod ! 

2.  He  lifts  it  up  on  high. 

With  pity  in  his  heart ; 
That  ev'ry  stroke  his  children  feel 
May  grace  and  peace  impait. 

3.  Instructed  thus,  they  bow 

And  own  his  sov 'reign  sway  i 


THE  TROUBLKS  OF  LIFE. 
They  turn  their  erring  footsteps  back 
I'o  his  forsaken  way. 
k  His  cov'nant  love  they  seek, 
And  seek  the  happy  batids 
That  closer  still  engage  their  hearts, 
To  honour  liis  commands. 
5.  Submissive,  Lord  !  we  yield 
To  discipline  divine, 
And  bless  the  pains  that  make  us  still, 
More  uniformly  thine. 

HYMN  460.  L.  M. 

t.  ■pATHER!  r  bless  thy  gentle  hand: 
How  kind  was  thy  chastising  rod, 
That  forc'd  my  conscience  to  a  stand. 
And  brought  my  wand 'ring  soul  to  God 

2.  Foolish  and  vain  I  went  astray, 

Ere  I  had  felt  thy  scourges.  Lord  ! 
I  left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way  ; 
But  now  I  love  and  keep  thy  word. 

3.  'Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke. 

For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell ; 
'Tis  good  to  beai'  my  Father's  stroke, 
That  I  might  learn  his  statutes  well. 

4.  The  law,  that  issues  from  thy  mouth. 

Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  southj^ 
Or  western  hills  of  golden  ore. 

5.  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame. 

Thy  spirit  form'd  my  soul  within,: 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  wondrous  name. 

And  guard  me  safe  from  (Jeath  and  sin. 
G.  Then  all,  that  love  and  f$ar  the  Lord, 

At  my  salvation  shall  vejoice ; 
For  I  have  trusted  in  thy  word, 

And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice. 

HYMN  461.  L.  M. 

i  TTOW  well  our  great  Preserver  knoAvs> 
-11.       weigh  and  to  relieve  o\Xv  woes  I 


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Behold  his  wrath's  avenging  blast, 
How  slow  to  rise,  how  soon  o'erpast  I 

2.  How  prompt  his  favour  to  dispease 
Its  life-imparting  influence ! 

How  speedy  his  paternal  love 
Our  deep  afflictions  to  remove  ! 

3.  Grief  for  a  night,  obtnisive  guest, 
Beneath  our  roof  perhaps  may  rest ; 
But  joy,  with  the  returning  day, 
Shall  wipe  each  transient  tear  away. 

4.  With  what  delight,  great  God,  I  trace 
The  acts  of  thy  stupendous  grace  ! 

To  count  them,  were  to  count  the  sand 
That  lies  upon  the  sea-beat  strand. 

HYMN  462.  c.  m. 

1.  "VrAKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came 

And  crept  to  life  at  first, 
AVe  to  the  earth  return  again, 
I        And  mingle  with  our  dust. 

2.  'Tis  God,  who  lifts  our  comforts  high. 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave. 
He  gives ;  and,  blessed  be  his  name, 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

3.  Peace,  all  our  angry  passions  then : 

Let  each  rebellious  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sov 'reign  will, 
And  ev'ry  murmur  die. 

4.  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives. 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread ; 
Nor  will  we  call  unjust  the  hand. 
That  strikes  our  comforts  dead. 

HYMN  468  l.  m. 

1.  ^T^HE  darken'd  sky,  how  thick  it  low'rs  ! 

Troubl'd  with  storms,  and  big  with  show'rs  ; 
No  cheerful  gleam  of  light  appears, 
But  nature  pours  forth  all  her  tears. 

2,  Yet  let  the  sons  of  grace  revive  : 

God  bids  the  soulj  that  seeks  himj  live ; 


THE  TROUBLES  OF  LIFE. 
And,  from  the  gloomiest  shade  of  night. 
Calls  forth  a  "morning  of  delight. 

3.  The  seeds  of  ecstacy  unknown 
Are  in  these  water'd  furrows  sown. 

See  the  green  blades,  how  thick  they  rise^ 
And  with  fresh  verdure  bless  our  eyes  ! 

4.  In  secret  foldings  they  contain 
Unnumber'd  ears  of  golden  grain ; 
And  heav'n  shall  pour  its  beams  around, 
'Till  the  wripe  harvest  load  the  ground. 

5.  Tlien  shall  the  trembling  mourner  come. 
And  find  his  sheaves  and  bring  them  home ; 
The  voice,  long  broke  with  si^hs,  shall  sing, 
'Till  heav'n  with  hallelujahs  rmg. 

HYMN  464.  l.  m. 

i .  A/TY  God,  whose  all-pervading  eye 

Views  earth  beneath,  and  heav'n  aboV?5 

Witness,  if  here  or  there  thou  seest 

An  object  of  mine  equal  love. 
J.  Not  the  gay  scenes,  where  mortal  men 

Pursue  their  bliss  and  find  their  wocj 
Detain  my  rising  heart,  Avhich  springs 

The  nobler  joys  of  heav'n  to  view. 
J.  Fix'd  near  th'  immortal  seat  of  bliss, 

Dauntless,  and  joyous,  it  surveys 
Each  form  of  horror  and  distress. 

That  all  its  deadliest  foes  can  raise. 

4.  This  feeble  flesh  shall  faint  and  die, 

This  heart  renew  its  pulse  no  more ; 
Ev'n  now  it  views  the  moment  nigh, 

When  life's  last  movements  all  are  o'er,  i 

5.  But  come,  thou  vanquish'd  King  of  dread ! 

AVith  thy  own  hand  thy  pow'r  destroy, 
'Tis  thine  to  bear  me  to  my  God, 
My  portion^  my  eternal  joy. 

HYMN  465.  c.  m. 

1.  ^HE  evils  that  beset  our  path, 

Who  can  prevent  or  cure  ?  " 
y\^e  stand  upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When  most  we  seem  secure. 


THE  TROUBLES  OF  LIKE. 

2.  If  we  to-day  sweet  peace  possess,  ' 

It  soon  must  be  withdrawn ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  distress, 
Before  to-mon'ow's  dawn. 

3.  Disease  and  pain  invade  our  liealth. 

And  find  an  easy  prey  ; 
And  oft,  when  least  expected,  wealth 

Takes  wings  and  flies  away. 
4-.  Since  sin  has  fiU'd  the  world  with  woe, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die  ; 
Lord  !  wean  our  hearts  from  things  belo\A 

And  fix  our  hopes  on  high  \ 

HYMN  466.  l.  m. 

1,  TT/'EARY  of  tliese  low  scenes  of  nio;ht, 

My  fainting  heart  grows  sick  of  time^. 
Sighs  for  the  dawn  of  sweet  delight, 
Sighs  for  a  distant  happier  clime. 

2.  'Tis  just,  'tis  right;  thus  lie  ordains^^ 

Who  form'd  this  animated  clod ; 
That  needful  cares,  instructive  pains. 

May  bring  the  restless  heart  to  God, 
5.  In  him,  my  soul  !  behold  tby  rest ; 

Nor  hope  for  bliss  below  the  sky. 
Come,  resignation,  to  my  breast, 

And  silence  ev'ry  plaintive  sigh. 

4.  Then  cheerful  shall  my 'heail  survey 

The  toils  and  dangers  of  tJ^  road ; 
And  patient  keep  tlie  heav'nly  way. 
Which  leads  me  homeward  to  my  God. 

HYMN  467.  c.  m. 

1.  REAT  Ruler  of  all  neature's  frame, 
"  We  own  thy  pow'r  divine  ; 

We  hear  thy  breath  in  ev'ry  storm, 
For  all  the  winds  are  thine. 

2.  Wide  as  they  sweep  their  sounding  v/ay, 

They  work  thy  sov 'reign  will ; 
And  aw'd  by  thy  majestic  voice, 
Confusion  shall  be  still. 


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2G4  THE  TROUBLES  OF  LIFE. 

3.  Thy  mercy  tempers  ev'ry  blast 

To  those  who  seek  thy  face  ; 
And  mingles,  with  the  tempest's  roar, 
The  whispers  of  thy  grace. 

4.  Let  me  those  gentle  whispers  hear, 

'Till  all  the  tumult  cease  ; 
Sleep  in  thine  arms,  and  wake  in  realms 
Of  everlasting  peace ! 

HYMN  468  l.  m. 

1.  IV/f  Y  God,  my  hope  !  if  thou  art  mine, 
i.TX  Why  should  my  soul  with  sorrow  pine 
On  thee  alone  I  cast  my  care  : 

O  leave  me  not  in  dark  despair. 

2.  Though  ev'ry  comfort  should  depart. 
And  life  forsake  this  drooping  heart ; 
One  smile  from  thee,  one  blissful  ray, 
Can  chase  the  shades  of  death  away. 

3.  My  God,  my  Life  !  if  thou  appear, 
Not  death  itself  can  make  me  fear. 
Thy  presence  cheers  the  sable  gloom. 
And  gilds  the  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

4.  Not  all  its  horrors  can  affright. 

If  thou  appear,  my  God,  my  light  I 
Thy  love  shall  all  my  fears  control. 
And  glory  dawn  around  my  soul. 

HYMN  469.  l.  m. 

1.  Q^HOULD  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 
^  Extend  her  desolating  reign. 

Nor  spring  her  blooming  beauties  yield. 
Nor  autumn  swell  the  fruitful  grain : 

2.  Should  lowing  herds,  and  bleating  sheep, 

Around  their  famish 'd  master  die ; 
And  hope  itself  despairing  weep, 
While  lite  deplores  its  last  supply : 

3.  Amid  the  dark,  the  deathful  scene, 

If  I  can  say,  the  Lord  is  mine ! 
The  joy  shall  triumph  o'er  the  pain, 
And  glory  dawn,  though  life  decline. 


THE  TROUBLES  OF  LIFE, 
1.  The  God  of  my  salvation  lives ; 
My  nobler  life  he  will  sustain ; 
His  word  immortal  vigour  gives, 
Nor  shall  my  glorious  hopes  be  vain. 

5.  Thy  presence,  Lord,  can  cheer  my  hearty 

lliongh  ev'ry  earthly  comfort  die ; 
Thy  smile  can  bid  my  pains  depart, 
And  raise  my  sacred  pleasures  high. 

6.  O  let  me  hear  thy  blissful  voice, 

Inspiring  life  and  joys  divine  !  ' 
The  barren  desert  shall  rejoice ; 
'Tis  paradise,  if  thou  art  mine. 

HYMN  470.  s.  m. 

1.  T  ORD,  in  this  vale  of  tears, 

What  various  woes  we  feel ! 
Diseases,  pains,  and  doubts,-and  fears, 
Surround  thy  children  ^till. 

2.  What  dangers  fill  the  road  ! 

What  storms,  and  tempests  roar  ! 
But  we  march  onward  to  our  God, 
And  tinist  his  guardian  pow'r. 
J.  No  lasting  comfort's  found 

Through  this  long  wilderness : 
But  when  we  reach  the  he^v'nly  ground  , 
I*leasures  shall  never  cease. 
4%  Support  us  in  the  way, 

.  Lord  !  let  oiu"  faith  be  strong ; 
Direct  our  footsteps,  lest  we  stray , 
And  guard  our  souls  along. 
).  Death  shall  convey  us  home ; 
Thither  our  hearts  aspire  : 
Th^re  no  disease  shall  ever,  come, 
But  joy  shall  be  entire. 

HYMN  471.  L.  M. 

1.  npHOU,  Lord,  through  ev'ry  changing  scene, 
Hast  to  thy  saints  a  refuge  been : 
Through  ev'ry  age,  eternal  God, 
Theii-  pleasing  home,  their  safe  abode 


1>EATM. 

2.  Lo,  we  are  ris'n,  a  feeble  race. 
Awhile  to  fill  our  father's  place  : 
Our  helpless  state  with  pity  vIcav. 
And  let  us  share  their  refuge  too. 

3.  Through  all  the  thorny  paths  we  tract 
In  this  uncertain  Avilderness, 

When  friends  desert,  and  foes  invade. 
Revive  our  heart  and  guard  om*  head. 

4.  So,  when  this  pilgrimage  is  o'er, 
And  we  shall  dwell  in  flesh  no  more. 
To  thee  our  sep'rate  souls  shall  come. 
And  find  in  thee  a  surer  liome. 

XXVII. 
DEATH. 

HYMn"472.  c.  m. 

^'  TT-^^^K  !  fi'om  the  tembs  a  doleful  sound 
J*-^  My  ears  attend  the  cry : 
^'Ye  living  men,  cpme,  view  the  ground. 
"Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 
3,  "Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 
"In  £pite  of  all  your  tow'rs ! 
"The  tail,  the  wise,  the  rev'rend  head. 
"Must  lie  as  low  as  our's." 

5.  Great  God  !  is  tliis  our  certain  doom  r 

And  are  we  3till  secui'e  j* 
-   Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 

And  yet  prepare  no  more  ! 
i.  Grant  us  the  pow'r  of  quick 'ning  grace. 

To  fit  our  souls  tc  fly : 
Then,  when  Ave  drop  tliis  dying  Piesh, 

We'll  rise  above  tlie  sky. 

HYMN  478.  c.  m. 

i,  npEACH  rae  tlie  measure  of  my  day.-; 
^    -*-   Thou  Maker  of  my  frame  ! 
I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, . 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

\ 


DEATIL 

2.  A  span  is  all  that  -we  can  boast ; 
A  fleeting  hour  of  time. 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  flow'r  and  prime. 
3»  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move^ 
Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain : 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love. 
But  all  the  noise  is  vain. 

4.  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  sho^' ; 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore; 
They  toil  for  heirs  they  know  not  who. 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

5.  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  fdr  then. 

From  creatures,  earth  and  dust  ? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain. 

And  disappoint  our  trust. 
C.  Now  I  resign  my  earthly  hape^ 

My  fond  desires  recall ; 
I  give  my  mortal  iat^i'est  up, 

And  make  my  God  my  alL 

HYMN  474.  c.  m. 

1.  nj'^HEE  we  adore,  eternal  Name  ' 

And  humbly  own  to  thee. 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame. 
What  dying  worms  are  we. 

2.  Our  wasting  lives  are  short 'ning  stiii, 
f        As  months  and  days  increase ; 

And  ev'ry  beating  pulse  we  tell 
Leaves  but  the  number  less, 

3.  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  grouiid, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb  ; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

4.  Good  God  !  on  what  a  slender  thread . 

Hang  everlasting  things ; 
Th'  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead, 
L^pon  life's  feeble  strings. 

5.  Vet  ^vhile  a  world  of  joy  or  woe 

Depends  on  ev'ry  breath. 


1 

268  DEATH.  . 

Thoughtless  and  unconcern 'd  we  go  ! 

Upon  the  brink  of  death. 
6.  Waken,  O  Lord  !  our  drowsy  sense. 

To  Avalk  tills  dang'rous  road ; 
And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God  ! 

HYMN  475.  l.  m. 

I .  npHAT  awful  hour  will  soon  uppeiir. 
Swift  on  the  wings  of  time  it  flies. 
When  all  that  pains  or  pleases  here,  ^ 
Will  vanish  from  my  closinj^  eyes. 
i\  Death  calls  my  friends,  my  neighbours  heac:. 
And  none  resist  the  fatal  dart. 
Continual  warnings  strike  my  sense; 
And  shall  they  fail  to  strike  my  heart  ? 
.'3.  Think,  O  my  soxil !  how  much  depends 
On  the  short  period  of  to-day  ; 
Shall  time,  which  lieav'n  in  mercy  lends, 
Be  negligently  thrown  away  ? 
k  Thy  remnant  minutes  strive  to  use ; 
Awake,  rouse  ev'ry  active  pow'r ; 
And  not  in  dreams  and  trifles  lose 
This  little,  this  important  hour ! 
Lord  of  my  life,  inspire  my  heart 

With  heav'nly  ardour,  grace  divine ; 
Nor  let  thy  presence  e'er  depart. 

For  strength,  and  life,  and  death  ai-e  thine. 
6.  O  teach  me  the  celestial  skill. 

Each  awful  warning  to  improve ; 
And,  while  my  days  are  short'ning  still. 
Prepare  me  for  the  joys  above  ! 

HYMN  476.  s. 

1.  TJOW  swift  the  torrent  rolls, 
That  bears  us  to  the  sea  ! 
The  tide  that  bears  our  thoughtless  souls 

To  vast  eternity ! 
Our  Fathers,  where  are  they. 
With  all  tbry  call'd  their  ovru  r 


DEATH. 

T fieir  joys  and  griefs,  and  hopes  and  ciires 
And  wealth  and  honour,  gone. 

C>.  I'liere,  where  the  fathers  lie, 
Must  all  the  children  dwell ; 
Nor  other  heritage  possess. 
But  such  a  gloomy  cell. 
1,  God  of  our  Fathers  !  hear, 
'I'hou  everlasting  friend ! 
While  we,  as  on  life's  utmost  verge^ 
Our  souls  to  thee  commend. 
5.  Of  all  the  pious  dead 

May  we  the  footsteps  trace ;  . 
'Till  with  them,  in  the  land  of  lights 
We  dM'cll  before  thy  face. 

HYMN  477.  l.  m. 

i.  "DEHOLD  the  path  which  morta}s  treft*"f 
^  Down  to  tlie  regions  of  the  dead  ! 
Nor  w  ill  the,  fleeting  moments  stay, 
Nor  can  we  measure  back  our  way. 

^.  Our  kindred  and  our  friends  are  gone  ; 
Know,  O  my  soul,  this  doom  thy  own. 
Feeble  as  theirs  thy  mortal  frame, 
The  same  thy  way,  thy  home  the  same. 

5.  From  vital  air,  from  cheerful  Kght, 
To  the  cold  grave's  perpetual  night,-*- 
From  scenes  of  duty,  means  of  grace. 
Must  I  to  God's  tribunal  pass  ! 

4,  Awake,  my  soul !  thy  way  prepare. 
And  lose  in  this  each  meaner  care ; 
With  steady  feet  that  path  be  trod. 
Which,  thro'  the  gi-ave,  conducts  to  God^ 

5.  Father  !  to  thee  my  all  I  trust ; 
And,  if  my  flesh  rctui-n  to  dust, 
'Tis  thy  decree,  I  bless  thy  hand. 
And  die  resign'd  to  thy  command, 

HYMN  478.  l.  m. 

1.  1^  OD  of  eteriiity  !  from  tliee 

Did  in  fa  lit  time  his  beiDir  dra'v  , 


DEATH. 

Moments  and  days,  and  months  and  year^ 
Revolve,  by  thy  unvaried  law. 

2.  Silent  and  sIoav  they  glide  away  ; 

Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows  ; 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea, 

The  boundless  gulf  from  which  it  rose 

3.  Thoughtless  and  vain,  our  mortal  race 

Along  the  mighty  stream  are  borne 
On  to  their  everlasting  home, — 

That  country  whence  there's  no  return. 
A.  Yet  while  the  shore  on  either  side 

Presents  a  gaudy  flatt'ring  show. 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amazement  lost, 

Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 
5.  Great  source  of  wisdom  !  teach  my  heart 

To  know  the  price  of  ev'ry  hour ; 
That  time  may  bear  me  on  to  joys 

Beyond  its  measure  and  its  pow'r. 

HYMN  479  %.  m. 

1.  nnEDE  swift  declining  day. 

How  fast  its  moments  fly  ! 
While  ev'ning's  broad  and  gloomy  shade 
Spreads  o'er  the  western  sky. 

2.  Ye  mortals  !  mark  its  pace  ; 

Improve  the  houi's  of  light ; 
And  know,  your  Maker  can  command 
An  instantaneous  night. 

3.  His  word  blots  out  the  sun 

In  its  meridian  blaze, 
And  cuts  from  smiling  vig'rous  youtli 
The  remnant  of  its  days. 

4.  On  the  dark  mountain's  brow 

Your  feet  shall  quickly  slide  ; 
And  from  its  airy  summit  dash 
Your  momentary  pride. 

5.  Give  glory  to  the  Lord, 

Who  rules  the  rolling  sphere  : 
Submissive  at  his  footstool  ])ovv . 
And  seek  galvation  there. 


DEATH. 
6.  One  thing  demands  youu  care  ; 
O  be  it  still  pursu'd  ! 
Lest,  slighted  once^  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renew'd. 

HYMN  480.  s.  m. 

1.  npO-MORROW,  Lord,  is  thine, 

Lodg'd  in  thy  sov'reign  hand ; 
And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine. 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2.  Our  moments  fly  apace. 

Nor  will  a  minute  stay : 
Just  like  a  flood  our  hasty  da3''s 

Are  sweeping  us  away. 
S,  Well,  if  our  days  must  fly. 

We'll  keep  their  end  in  sight ; 
We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way. 

And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 
4.  They'll  waft  us  sooner  o'er 

This  life's  tempestuous  sea : 
Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 

Of  blest  eternity. 

HYMN  481.  L.  M. 

1.  npHE  morning  flow'rs  display  their  sweet*^ 
And  gay  their  silken  leaves  unfold. 
As  careless  of  the  noon-day  heats. 
And  fearless  of  the  ev'ning  cold, 
^.  Nipt  by  the  wind's  untimely  blast, 
Parch'd  by  the  sun's  directer  ray, 
The  momentary  glories  waste. 
The  short-liv'd  beauties  die  away. 

3.  So  blooms  the  human  face  divine. 

When  youth  its  pride  and  beauty  shores  5 
Fairer  than  spring  the  colours  shine, 

And  sv^eeter  than  the  virgin  rose. 
^,  Or  worn  by  slowly  rolling  years. 

Or  broke  by  sickness  in  a  day. 
The  fading  glg^y  disappears, 
^  The  short-liv'd  beauties  die  away. 


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DEATH. 


5.  Yet  these,  new-rising  from  the  tomb. 
With  lustre  brighter  far  shall  shine: 
Revive  with  ever-diu'ing  bloom, 
Safe  from  diseases  and  decline. 
C).  Let  sickness  blast  and  death,  devour, 
If  heav'n  must  recompejice  our  pains  : 
Perish  the  grass,  and  fade  the  flow'r. 
If  firm  the  word  of  God  remains. 

HYMN  482.  c.  m. 

1 .  i^ITR  God  I  our  help  in  ages  past, 
"  Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast. 
And  our  eternal  home  ! 
Q.  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood. 
Or  earth  receiv'd  her  frame. 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same  ! 

3.  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust, 

"  Return,  ye  sons  of  men." 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  first. 
And  turn  to  earth  again. 

4.  The  busy  tribes  of  flesh  and  blood, 

With  all  their  hopes  and  fears. 
Are  carried  downwards  by  the  flood, 
And  lost  in  foil 'wing  years. 

5.  Our  God !  our  help  in  ages  past. 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come  ! 
Be  thou  our  guard,  while  troubles  lasl^ 
And  our  eternal  home. 

HYMN  m.  CM. 

1.  T  ORD  !  we  adore  thy  wondrous  name  ; 
■JL^  And  make  that  name  our  trust. 
Which  rais'd  at  first  this  curious  frame 

From  mean  and  lifeless  dust. 

2.  Awhile  these  frail  machines  endure,^ 

The  fabric  of  a  day ; 
Then,  know  their  vital  pow'rs  no  nnore\ 
But  moulder  back  to  clay. 


DEATH, 

;3.  Yet,  Lord !  whate'er  is  felt  or  fear'd. 
This  thought  is  our  repose, 
That  he,  by  whom  our  frame  was  rear'd. 
Its  various  frailties  knows. 

4.  Thou  view'st  us  with  a  pitying  eye, 

Whilst  struggling  with  our  load ; 
In  pains  and  dangers  thou  art  nigh, 
Our  Father,  and  our  God. 

5.  Gently  supported  by  thy  love. 

We  tend  to  realms  of  peace; 
Where  ev'ry  pain  shall  far  remove, 
And  ev'ry  weakness  cease. 

HYMN  484.  s.  m. 

1.  "DEHOLD  the  gloomy  vale, 

^  Which  thou,  my  soul,  must  tread. 
Beset  with  terrors  fierce  and  pale. 

That  leads  thee  to  the  dead. 
Ye  pleasing  scenes,  adieu ! 

W  hich  I  so  long  have  known. 
My  friends,  a  long  farewell  to  yoU  i 

For  I  must  pass  alone. 

3.  But  see  !  a  ray  of  light, 

With  splendours  all  divine, 
Breaks  through  these  dreaiy  realms  of  nigh 
And  makes  its  horrors  shine. 

4.  Where  death,  where  darkness  reigns, 

Jehovah  is  my  stay ; 
His  rod  my  trembling  feet  sustains. 
His  staft*  defends  my  way. 

5.  Great  Shepherd  !  lead  me  on  ; 

My  soul  disdains  to  fear. 
Death's  gloomy  phantoms  all  are  flown. 
Now  life's  great  Lord  is  near. 

HYMN  485.  c.  m. 

1.  TTOW  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave  ! 
1.1.  Where  life's  vjain  tumults  past, 
Th'  appointed  house,  by  heav'ns  decree^ 
Receives  us  all  at  last. 


DEATH. 

'2,  The  wicked  there  from  troubling  cease ; 
There  passions  rage  no  more ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
From  all  the  toils  he  bore. 
.3.  There  rest  the  prisoners,  now  releas'd 
From  slav'ry's  sad  abode  ; 
No  more  they  hear  th'  oppressor's  voice, 
Or  dread  the  tyrant's  rod. 

4.  There,  servants,  masters,  small  and  great. 

Partake  the  same  repose  ; 
And  there,  in  peace,  the  ashes  mix 
Of  those  who  once  were  foes. 

5.  All,  levelPd  by  the  hand  of  death. 

Lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb  ; 
'Till  God,  in  judgment,  call  them  forth. 
To  meet  their  righteous  doom. 

HYMN  486.  c.  m. 

1.  A  WAKE,  ye  saints  !  and  raise  your  eye'^. 

And  raise  your  voices  high  : 
Awake,  and  praise  your  Maker's  love, 
Which  shows  salvation  nigh. 

2.  Swift  on  the  wings  of  time  it  flies  ; 

Each  moment  brings  it  near ; 
Then  welcome  each  declining  day, 
Welcome  each  closing  year  I 

3.  Not  many  years  their  round  shall  run, 

Nor  many  mornings  rise. 
Ere  all  its  glories  stand  reveal'd 
To  our  admiring  eyes. 

4.  Ye  wheels  of  nature  !  speed  your  course  ; 

Ye  mortal  pow'rs  !  decay: 
Sure  as  ye  bring  the  night  of  death. 
Ye  bring  eternal  day. 

HYMN  487."  c.  m. 

1.  "VITHTLE  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  bon 
^  ^    Around  their  cold  remains 
How  all  the  tender  passions  mourn, 
And  each  fond  heart  eomplains  ! 


DEAl'H. 


Q75 


%  But  tlowii  to  earth,  alas  !  in  vain 
We  bend  our  weeping  eyes. 
Ah  !  let  us  leave  these  seats  of  pain. 
And  upwards  learn  to  rise. 
8.  Hope  cheerful  smiles  amid  the  gloom. 
And  beams  a  healing  ray ; 
And  guides  us  from  the  darksome  tomb, 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 
4.  To  those  bright  courts  when  hope  ascendS;, 
She  calms  the  swelling  woe ; 
In  hope  we  meet  our  happy  friends^ 
And  tears  forget  to  flow. 
.5.  Then  let  our  hearts  repine  no  more. 
That  earthly  comfort  dies ; 
But  lasting  happiness  explore. 
And  ask  it  from  the  skies. 

HYMN  488.  c.  m, 

1.  TITHEN  death  appears  before  my  sights 
In  all  his  dire  array  ; 
Unequal  to  the  dreadful  fight, 

My  courage  dies  away. 
How  shall  I  meet  this  potent  foe, 
Whose  frown  my  soul  alarms  I 
Dark  horror  sits  upon  his  brow. 
And  vict'ry  waits  his  arms. 
,1.  But  see  my  glorious  Leader  nigh  ! 
Jesus,  my  Saviour,  lives : 
Before  him  death's  pale  terrors  fiv, 
And  my  faint  heart  revives. 

4.  O  may  I  meet  the  final  hour 

With  fortitude  divine  ! 
Sustain'd  by  God's  almighty  pow-i . 
The  conquest  must  be  mine. 

5.  Lord  !  I  commit  my  soul  to  thee  • 

Accept  the  sacred  trust ; 
Receive  this  nobler  part  of  me, 
And  watch  my  sleeping  dusi,. 

6.  O  let  me  join  angeli<  k  lays, 

And  with  the  blisisful  throng 

/ 


DEATH. 

Kesoimd  salvation,  pow'r,  and  praise. 
In  everlasting  song .' 

HYMN  489.  l.  m. 

1.  ■\"ITHEN  all  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fail. 

When  sickness  shall  my  heart  assait. 
Shall  ev'ry  nobler  part  pervade, 
And  ev'ry  earthly  wish  shall  fade : 

2.  When  pain,  of  ev'ry  nerve  possest, 
Shall  vibrate  in  my  throbbing  breast ; 
And  languor  o'er  my  senses  steal, 
And  med'cine  lose  its  pow'r  to  heal : 

3.  When  my  dim  eyes  are  sunk  in  death, 
And  God,  who  gave,  shall  take  my  breath 
Do  thou  sustain  my  fainting  heart, 

And  comfort  to  my  soul  impart., 

4.  May  thy  bright  presence  bring  relief 
From  fear,  despondency,  and  grief; 
Thy  cheering  voice  direct  my  way 
To  regions  of  eternal  day  ! 

HYMN  490.  p.  .^r. 

1.  'V1|/"HEN  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er. 

How  calm  he  meets  the  friendly  shore 

Wlio  liv'd  averse  from  sin  ! 
Such  peace  on  virtue's  path  attends, 
That,  where  the  sinner's  pleasure  ends. 

The  Christian's  joys  begin. 

2.  See  smiling  patience  smooth  his  brow  ' 
See  bending  angels  downwards  bow^ 

To  lift  his  soul  on  high  I 
While,  eager  for  the  blest  abode. 
He  joins  with  them  to  praise  the  God- 

Who  taught  him  how  to  die. 

3.  No  sorrow  drowns  his  lifted  eyes; 
No  horror  wrests  the  struggling  sighs. 

As  from  the  sinner's  breast  : 
His  God,  the  God  of  peace  and  love. 
Pours  kindly  solace  from  above, 

And  heals  his  sexil  with  rest. 


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4.  O  grant,  my  Saviour  and  my  friend  ] 
Such  joys  may  gild  my  peaceful  end^ 

So  calm  my  ev'niiig  close  ; 
While,  loos'd  from  ev'ry  earthly  tie, 
With  steady  confidence  I  fly 

To  thee  from  whom  I  rose  ! 

HYMN  491  c.  M. 

1.  TT  ARK !  from  on  high  a  solemn  voice  5 

Let  all  attentive  hear ! 
'Twill  make  each  pious  heart  rejoice, 
And  vanquish  ev'ry  fear. 

2.  "  Thrice  blessed  are  the  pious  dead. 

Who  in  the  Lord  shall  die  ; 
Their  weary  fles^,  as  on  a  bed,  . 
Safe  in  the  grave  shall  lie. 

3.  "  Their  holy  souls,  at  length  releas'd. 

To  heav'n  shall  take  their  flight; 
There  to  enjoy  eternal  rest. 
And  infinite  delight. 

4.  "  They  drop  each  load  as  they  ascend^ 

And  quit  this  world  of  woe ; 
Their  labours  with  their  lives  shall  end^, 
Their  rest  no  period  know. 

5.  Their  conflicts  with  theii-  busy  foes 
For  evermore  shall  cease  ; 

None  shall  their  happiness  oppose. 

Nor  interrupt  their  peace. 
G.  "  But  bright  rewards  sliall  recompense 

Their  faithful  service  here ; 
And  perfect  love  shall  banish  thence 

Each  gloomy  doubt  and  fear." 

HYMN  492.  l.  m. 

The  dying  Chnstian. 
i.  '^pHE  hour  of  my  departure's  come ; 

I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home 
At  last,  O  Lord  !  let  trouble  cease, 
And  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 
%  The  race. appointed  I  have  run : 
Thf  combat's  o'er,  the  priz»^  is  won  5 
A  A*      •  / 


27^  DEATH. 

And  iK)w  my  witness  is  on  high. 
And  now  my  record's  in  the  sky, 

3.  Not  in  mine  innocence  1  trust ; 
I  bow  before  thee  in  the  dust ; 
And  through  my  Savioiu''s  blood  alone 
I  look  for  mercy  at  thy  throne. 

4. 1  leave  the  world  without  a  tear, 
Save  for  the  friends  I  held  so  dear- 
To  heal  their  sorrow,  Lord,  descend. 
And  to  the  friendless  prove  a  friend. 

5. 1  come,  I  come  at  thy  command ; 
I  give  my  spirit  to  thy  hand ; 
Stretch  forth  thine  everlasting  arms. 
And  shield  me  in  the  last  alarms ! 

6.  The  hour  of  my  departure's  come ; 
I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home ; 
Nov/,  O  my  God  !  let  trouble  cease^ 
Now  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

HYMN  493.  p.  m. 

1.  ^T^ITAL  spark  of  heav'nly  flame, 

^    Quit,  O  quit  this  mortal  frame  I 
Trembling,  hoping,  lingVing,  flying  ? 
O  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying  I 
Cease,  fond  nMi^re,  cease  thy  strife. 
And  let  me  languish  into  life. 

2.  Hark !  they  whisper ;  angels  say, 
"  Sister  spirit,  come  away." 
"What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite, 
Steals  my  senses,  shuts  my  sight, 
Drowns  my  spirit,  draws  my  breath  ? 
Tell  me,  my  soul,  can  this  be  death  ? 

3.  The  world  recedes  ;  it  disappears. 
Heav'n  opens  on  my  eyes ;  my  ears 
With  sounds  seraphic  ring. 

Lend,  lend  your  wings :  I  mount,  I  fly 
O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 
O  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 


RESURRECTIOIS^. 

XXVIII. 
RESURRECTION. 


HYMN  494.  p.  m. 

%  -pTERNAL  God  !  how  frail  is  man ! 
-C^  How  few  his  hours,  how  short  his  span 

Short,  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave. 
Who  can  secure  his  vital  breath 
Against  the  bold  demands  of  death, 
With  skill  to  fly  or  pow'r  to  save  ? 
%  But  shall  it,  therefore,  Lord  !  be  said, 
*   The  race  of  man  was  only  made 

For  sickness,  sorrow,  and  the  dust  ? 
Or  if  thy  servants,  day  by  day 
Sink  to  their  graves  and  turn  to  clay, 
Thou  hast  no  kindness  for  the  just  I 

3.  Hast  thou  not  given  to  thy  Son 
An  endless  life,  a  heav'nly  crown  ? 

Why  then  should  flesh  and  sense  despair 
.  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  we  can  read  his  holy  word, 
And  find  a  resurrection  there. 

4.  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
Who  gives  his  saints  a  long  reward 

For  all  their  toil,  reproach,  and  pain. 
Let  all  below  and  all  above 
Join  to  proclaim  thy  wondrous  love. 

And  each  repeat  their  loud  "Amen.'^ 

HYMN  495.  c.  m. 

1.  TTOW  long  shall  death,  the  tyrant,  reign. 

And  triumph  o'er  the  just, 
While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain 
Lies  mingled  with  the  dust  ? 

2.  Lo  !  I  behold  the  scatter'd  shades  \ 

The  dawn  of  heav'n  appears : 
The  sweet,  immonal  morning  spread « 
Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

/ 


80  RESURRECTION. 

5. 1  hear  the  voice,  "  ye  dead  arise," 
•  And  lo  !  the  graves  obey  ; 
And  waking  saints  with  joyful  eyes 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

4.  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  the  mid-way  air ; 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King, 
And  bow  before  him  there. 

5.  O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them  cloth 'd  in  white  ! 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 
Is  infinite  delight. 

HYMN  496.  l.  m, 

1.  "pATHER  of  all !  my  soul  defend: 

A    On  thee  my  steadfast  hopes  depend. 
Thee  let  me  bless,  the  faithful  guide. 
Whose  counsels  o'er  my  life  preside. 

2.  Though  to  the  grave  I  must  descend, 
(For  tlius  has  heav'n's  high  will  ordain'd) 
Yet  hope  e'en  there,  my  constant  guest. 
Shall  smooth  the  pillow  of  my  rest. 

3.  Though  death  awhile  reign  o'er  my  frame. 
Thou  from  the  grave  my  life  wilt  claim ; 
And,  to  my  eyes,  in  full  survey, 

The  op'ning  paths  of  life  display ; 

4.  Those  paths  that  to  thy  presence  hear; 
For  plenitude  of  bliss  is  there  ; 

And  pleasure's  streams,  unmix'd  with  woe, 
At  thy  right  hand  for  ever  flow. 

HYMN  497.  h.  m. 

1.  "\TITHAT  sinners  value,  I  resign; 

Lord  !  'tis  enough,  that  thou  art  mine 
I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

2.  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show; 
But  the  bright  world,  to  which  I  go. 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere: 
When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there ' 


RESURRECTION. 
.'3.  O  glorious  hour !  O  blest  abode  ! 

1  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God ; 

And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 

The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 
4.  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 

'Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound ; 

Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise. 

And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 

HYMN  498  l.  m. 

j .  "VfO,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more : 

But,  calm  and  cheerful,  will  resign 
To  the  cold  dungeon  of  the  grave, 
These  dying,  with 'ring  limbs  of  min<i. 
52.  Let  worms  devou^;  my  wasting  flesh. 
And  crumble  all  ray  bones  to  dust  : 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew 
At  the  revival  of  the  just.  . 
3.  Break,  sacred  morning !  through  the  skie#, 
And  usher  in  that  glorious  day. 
Come  quickly,  Lord  !  cut  short  the  hours  : 
Thy  ling'ring  wheels,  how  long  they  stay  * 

HYMN  499  s.  m. 

1,  A  KD  must  this  body  die  ? 

This  well-wrought  frame  decay  ? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mould'ring  in  the  clay  ! 

3.  God,  my  Redeemer,  lives. 
And  ever  from  the  skies 
Looks  down,  and  Avatches  all  my  dust  , 
'Till  he  shall  bid  me  rise. 

3.  Array 'd  in  glorious  gi'ace, 

Shall  all  his  servants  shin6 ; 
And,  fashion'd  like  their  risen  head 
Be  heav'nly  and  divine. 

4.  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dying  love : 
O  may  we  bless  his  grace  below.. 
And  sing  his  grace  abov/^  I 


A  A  2 


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XXIX. 

JUDGMENT  AND  END  OF 
THE  WORLD. 

HYMN  500.  c  it/. 

HEAY'N  has  confirm 'd  the  great  decree 
That  Aflam's  race  must  die : 
One  gen'ral  ruin  sweeps  them  down, 

And  low  in  dust  they  lie. 
Ye  living  men,  the  tomb  survey. 

Where  you  must  quickly  dwell. 
Hark,  how  the  awful  summons  sounds 

In  ev'ry  fun'ral  knell  I 
Once  you  must  die,  and  once  for  all  : 

The  solemn  purport  weigh ; 
For  know  that  heav'n  and  hell  are  hung 

On  that  impoilant  day. 
Those  eyes,  so  long  in  darkness  veil'd,^ 

Must  wake,  the  judge  to  see  ; 
And  ev'r}^  word,  and  ev'ry  thought 

Must  pass  his  scrutiny. 
O  may  I  in  the  Judge  behold 
My  Saviour  and  my  friend  ; 
And  far  beyond  the  reach  of  death 
With  all  his  saints  ascend. 

HYMN  501  L.  M. 

1.  ATY  waken'd  soul,  extend  thy  wings 
-^^A  Beyond  the  verge  of  mortal  things ; 
See  this  vain  world  in  smoke  decay. 
And  rocks  and  mountains  melt  away. 

2.  Behold  the  fiery  deluge  roll 
Through  heav'n s  wide  arch  from  pole  to  pole  T 
Pale  sun,  no  more  thy  lustre  boast ; 
Tremble  and  fall,  ye  starry  host. 

3.  The  wreck  of  nature  all  around, 
The  nngeT's  shout,  the  trumpiet's  sound, 


1. 


3. 


'if. 


OF  THE  WORLD. 

Ldud  the  descending  Judge  proclaim, 
k    And  echo  his  tremendous  name. 
'  4.  Children  of  Adam,  all  appear 

With  rev'rence  round  his  awful  bar ; 
For,  as  his  lips  pronounce,  ye  go 
To  endless  bliss  or  unknown  woe, 
\5.  Lord  !  to  my  eyes  the  scene  display. 
Frequent  through  each  returning  day ; 
And  let  thy  grace  my  soul  prepare 
.  To  meet  its  full  redemption  there  ? 

HYMN  502.  c.  m. 

i.  npHE  day  approaches,  O  my  soul 
The  great  decisive  day. 
Which  from  the  verge  of  mortal  life 
Shall  bear  thee  far  away. 
C.  Another  day  more  awful  dawns, 
And,  lo,  the  Judge  appears. 
Ye  heav'ns,  retire  before  his  face ; 
And  sink,  ye  darken 'd  stars. 

3.  Yet  does  one  short  preparing  hour. 

One  precious  hour  remain : 
Rouse  thee,  my  soul,  with  all  thy  powV, 
Nor  let  it  pass  in  vain. 

4.  With  me,  my  brethren  soon  must  die. 

And  at  his  bar  appear : 
Then  be  our  intercourse  improv'd 
To  mutual  comfort  here. 

5.  For  this,  thy  temple.  Lord  !  we  throng ; 

For  this,  thy  board  surround. 
Here  may  our  service  be  approved. 
And  in  thy  presence  crown'd. 

HYMN  608.  p.  M. 

.  ^"l^HE  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth, 

Calls  the  south  nations,  and  awakes  the  north ; 
From  east  to  west  his  sov'reign  order  spread. 
Through  distant  worlds  and  regions  of  the  dead. 
The  trumpet  sounds:  hell  trembles  ;  heav'n  rejoices  ; 
Lift  np  your  hea<ls,      mmu,  with  cheerful  voiccsi 


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2.  No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more  ;  behold  the  day  ! 
Behold,  the  Judge  descends  !  his  guards  are  nigh  ;  , 
Tempests  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky. 
When  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore  him; 
Vv'hiie  sinners  tremble ;  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

3.  Sinners,  awake  betimes  ;  ye  fools,  be  wise; 
Awake,  before  this  dreadtul  morning  rise. 

Change  your  vain  thoughts,  your  wicked  ways  amend 
Fly  to  the  vSaviour,  make  the  Judge  your  friend. 
Then  join  the  saints;  wake  ev'ry  cheerful  passion: 
When  Christ  returns,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 

HYMTsr  504  L.  M. 

1.  ^  I  ^HE  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns : 

Let  hypocrites  attend  and  fear, 
Who  place  their  hopes  in  rites  and  forms, 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

2.  They  dare  rehearse  his  awful  name 

With  lips  of  falsehood  and  deceit; 
A  friend  or  brother  they  defame. 
And  sooth  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 

3.  They  wateh  to  do  their  neighbours  wrong. 

Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face ; 
They  take  his  cov'nant  on  their  tongues. 
But  break  his  laws,  abuse  his  grace. 

4.  And,  while  his  judgments  long  delay. 

They  grow  secure  and  sin  the  more ; 
They  think,  he  sleeps  as  well  as  they ; 
And  put  far  off  the  evil  ho ui*. 

5.  O  dreadful  hour,  when  God  draws  near, 

And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyesi 
Anguish  their  guilt}'  souls  shall  tear. 
And  no  deliv'rer  dare  to  rise. 

HYMN  505.  p.  M. 

1.  T  O  !  he  cometh  !  countless  trumpets 
Blow  to  raise  the  sleeping  dead  ; 
'Midst  ten  thousand  saints  and  angels. 

See  their  great  exalted  head, 
pallelujah, 
WelcimCj  welceme.  Son  of  God. 


OF  THE  WORLD. 
2.  EvVy  island,  sea,  and  mountain, 

Heav'n  and  earth  shall  flee  away. 
All,  who  hate  him,  must,  confounded, 

Heai*  the  trump  proclaim  the  day : 
Come  to  judgment ! 

Come  to  judgment  I  come  away  ! 
^^J'  At  his  call,  the  dead  awaken. 

Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea ; 
All  the  pow'rs  of  nature,  shaken 

By  his  looks,  prepare  to  flee. 
Careless  sinner. 

What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 
i.  But  to  those,  who  have  confessed, 

Lov'd  and  serv'd  the  Lord  below. 
He  will  say,  *'come  near,  ye  blessed, 

"  See  the  kingdom  I  bestow : 
"  You  for  ever 

"  Shall  my  love  and  glory  know." 
5,  Under  sorrows  and  reproaches. 

May  this  thought  our  courage  raise  ! 
Swiftly  God's  great  day  approaches, 

Sighs  shall  then  be  chang'd  to  praise. 
May  we  triumph, 

When  the  world  is  in  a  blaze  ! 

HYMN  506.  L.  M. 

1.  npHE  mighty  deep  gives  up  her  trust, 

J-    Aw'd  by  the  Judge's  high  command 
Both  small  and  gi'eat  now  quit  their  dust. 
And  round  the  dread  tribunal  stand. 

2.  Behold  the  awful  books  display'd, 

Big  with  th'  important  fates  of  men  ; 
Each  deed  and  word  now  public  made. 
As  wrote  by  heav'n's  unerring  pen. 

3.  To  ev'ry  soul  the  books  assign 

The  joyous  or  the  dread  reward: 
Sinners  in  vain  lament  and  pine  ; 
No  plea  the  Judge  will  here  regard, 

4.  Lord  !  when  these  awful  leaves  unfold, 

May  life's  fair  book  my  soul  approve  5 


JUDGMENT  AND  ElStB 
There  may  I  read  my  name  em-olPd, 
And  triumph  in  redeeming  love  ! 

HYMN  607.  p.  SI. 

Transitory  nature  and  end  of  the  world.  / 

1.  OPRING  up,  my  soul,  with  ardent  flight, 
^  Nor  let  tliis  earth  delude  thy  sight 

With  glitt'ring  trifles,  gay  and  vain, 
Wisdom  divine  directs  thy  view 
To  objects  ever  grand  and  new 

And  faith  displays  the  shining  train. 

2.  Be  dead,  my  hopes,  to  all  below ; 
Nor  let  unbounded  torrents  flow, 

WTien  mourning  o'er  my  wither'd  joys. 
So  this  deceitful  world  is  known : 
Possess'd,  I  call  it  not  my  own. 

Nor  glory  in  its  painted  toys. 

3.  The  empty  pageant  rolls  along; 
The  giddy  inexperienc'd  throng 

Pursue  it  with  enchanted  eyes : 
It  passeth  in  swift  march  away ; 
Still  more  and  more  its  charms  decaVj 

'Till  the  last  gaudy  colour  dies. 

4.  My  God  !  to  thee  my  soul  shall  turn ; 
To  thee  my  noblest  passions  burn. 

And  drink  in  bliss  from  thee  alone. 
1  fix  on  that  unchanging  home. 
Where  never-fading  pleasures  bloom, 

Fresh  springing  round  thy  radiant  thime. 

HYMN  508.  CM. 

1.  XT/'HY  should  this  world  delight  us  so  ? 

Why  should  we  fix  our  eyes 
On  these  low  grounds,  where  sorrows  gro^v. 
And  ev'ry  pleasure  dies  ? 

2.  While  time  his  sharpest  teeth  prepares^ 

Our  comforts  to  devour ; 
There  is  a  land  above  the  stars, 
And  joys  above  his  pow'r. 

3.  Nature  shall  be  dissolv'd  and  die ; 

The  5«n  must  end  his  race ; 


HEAVEN.  , 
I'he  earth  aiid  sea  for  ever  fly 
Before  my  Maker's  face. 
4.  When  will  that  glorious  morning  rise., 
When  the  last  trumpet's  sound 
Shall  call  the  nations  to  the  skies, 
From  underneath  the  ground  ? 


XXX. 
HEAVEN. 

HYMN  509.  L.  M, 

1.  npO  heav'n,  my  longing  soul !  aspire, 

-■-  And  soar  aloft  with  strong  desire 
Here  choose  thy  lot,  here  fix  thy  rest^ 
And  aim  for  ever  to  be  blest. 

2.  Still  keep  yon  blissful  world  in  view. 
And  close  the  glorious  chase  pursue  ; 
The  way  leads  up  to  rest  above. 
Through  paths  of  purity  and  love. 

^.  This  track  pursue  with  ardent  zeal ; 
Each  lust  subdue,  each  foe  repel ; 
Still  stretch  thy  wings,  and  upwards  rise : 
Internal  glory  is  the  prize  ! 

HYMN  510.  c.  M. 

1.  "VrOR  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard. 

Nor  sense  nor  reason  known, 
What  joys  the  Father  has  prepat  'd 
For  those  that  love  the  Son, 

2,  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heav'n  to  come ; 
The  beams  of  glory  in  his  word 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 
'5,  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky. 

And  all  the  region  peace  ; 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye, 

Can  see  or  taste  the  blissJ 


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HEAVEN. 


4.  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame ; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  foll'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

5.  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life ; 

There  all  their  names  are  found 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  sliall  strive 
To  tread  the  heav'nly  ground. 

HYMN  511.  s.  M. 

1.  Tj^AR  from  these  scenes  of  night. 

Unbounded  glories  rise, 
And  realms  of  infinite  delight, 
UnknoAvn  to  mortal  eyes. 

2.  Fair  land !  to  mortal  eyes 

But  half  its  charms  explore ; 
How  would  our  spirits  long  to  rise. 
And  dwell  on  earth  no  more ! 

3.  There  sickness  never  comes ; 

There  grief  no  more  complains ; 
Health  triumphs  in  immortal  bloom, 
And  purest  pleasure  reigns. 

4.  No  strife,  nor  envy  there 

The  sons  of  peace  molest ; 
But  harmony  and  love  sincere 
Fill  ev'ry  happy  breast. 

5.  No  cloud  those  regions  know, 

For  ever  bright  and  fair ; 
For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  woe- 
Can  never  enter  there. 

6.  There's  no  alternate  night, 

Nor  sun's  faint  sickly  ray ; 
But  glory,  from  th'  eternal  throne 
Spreads  everlasting  day. 

7.  Oh  !  may  this  prospect  fire 

Our  hearts  with  ardent  love ; 
May  lively  faith  and  strong  desir*» 
Bear  ev'ry  thoiisihl:  ahovr  ' 


HEAVEN. 


HYMN  513.  p.  M. 

1.         wings  of  faith,  mount  up  my  soul  and  rise. 
View  thine  inheritance  beyond  the  skies. 

Nor  heart  can  think,  nor  mortal  tongue  can  tell, 

What  endless  pleasures  in  those  mansions  dwell. 

Here  our  Redeemer  lives,  all  bright  and  glorious 

O'er  sin  and  death  and  hell  he  reigns  victorious. 
2;  No  gnawing  grief,  no  sad  heart-rending  pain, 

In  that  blest  country  can  admission  gain ; 

No  sorrow  there,  no  soul-tormenting  fear ; 

For  God's  own  hand  shall  wipe  the  falling  teal:^ 

Here  our  Redeemer  lives,  &c. 
3.  Before  the  throne  a  crystal  river  glides ; 

Immortal  verdure  decks  its  cheerful  sides ; 

Here  the  fair  tree  of  life  majestic  rears 

Its  blooming  head,  and  sov'reign  virtue  bears. 

Here  our  Redeemer  lives,  &c* 

HYMN  Sid  c.  M. 

1.  "Y?^  golden  lamps  of  heav'n !  farewell^ 

With  all  your  feeble  light. 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night  T 

2.  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day, 

In  brighter  flames  array 'd  ! 
My  soul,  which  springs  beyond  thy  sphere* 
No  more  demands  3iine  aid. 

3.  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shinitig  dust 

Of  my  divine  abode. 
The  pavement  of  those  heav'nly  ^oijrts. 
Where  I  shall  reign  with  God. 

4.  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display ; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mi^ 
With  that  unvary'd  day. 
6  ,  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 
Shall  swell  into  mine  eyes ; 
Nor  the  meridian  sun  decline 
Amidst  (hose  bri^htc^r  ^if^' 


^  HEAVENo 

0.  There  all  the  millions  of  his  saints 

Shall  in  one  song  unite, 
And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  share 
With  infinite  delight. 

HYMN  514.  L.  M. 

1.  TpROM  north  and  south,  from  east  and  west, 
-T  Advance  the  myriads  of  the  blest ; 
From  ev'ry  clime  of  earth  they  come. 

And  find  in  heav'n  a  common  home. 
.2'.  Howe'er  divided  here  below, 

One  bliss,  one  spirit  now  they  know ; 
And,  all  their  doubts  and  darkness  o'er. 
One  common  Parent  now  adore. 

3.  On  earth,  according  to  their  light, 
They  strove  to  practise  what  was  right ; 
Hence  all  their  errors  are  forgiv'n, 
And  Jesus  welcomes  them  to  heav'm 

4.  See,  how  along  th'  immortal  meads 
His  glorious  host  the  Saviour  leads ! 
And  brings  the  myriads  none  can  count.. 
To  seats  of  joy  on  Zion's  mount ! 

HYMN  515.  c.  M. 

1.  "VrOT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 

The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke ; 
^  Not  to  the  thunder  of  tliat  word. 
Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke: 

2.  But  we  are  come  to  Zion's  hill. 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  wordis  declai'e  his  wili^ 
And  spread  his  love  abroad. 

3.  Behold  th'  innumerable  host 

Of  angels,  cloth'd  in  light ! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just. 
Whose  faith  is  turn'd  to  sight  I 

4.  Behold  the  blest  assembly  there, 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heav'n  f 
And  God,  the  Judge  of  all,  declares 
Their  mim'rous  ms  forgiv'n. 


HEAVEN. 


5.  The  saints  On  earth,  and  all  the  deadj 

But  one  communion  make : 
All  join,  in  Christ,  the  living  head, 
And  heav'nly  joys  partake. 

6.  In  such  society  as  this 

My  weary  soul  would  rest  ! 
The  man,  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is^ 
Must  be  for  ever  blest. 


1.  /^OME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart, 
^  Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue ; 

And  let  the  joys  of  heav'n  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2.  Sorrow,  and  pain,  and  ev'iy  care. 

And  discord  there  shall  cease  ; 
And  perfect  joy  and  love  sincere 
Adorn  the  realms  of  peace* 

3.  The  soul,  from  sin  fca*  ever  free. 

Shall  mourn  its  pow'r  no  more ; 
But,  cloth'd  in  spotless  purity. 
Redeeming  love  adore. 

4.  There,  on  a  throne,  how  dazzling  bright, 

Th'  exalted  Saviour  shines. 
And  beams  ineffable  delight 
On  all  the  heav'nly  minds. 

5.  There  shall  the  folPwers  of  the  Lamb 

Join  in  immortal  songs. 
And  endless  honours  to  his  name 
Employ  their  tuneful  tongues. 

6.  Lord,  tune  our  hearts  to  praise  and  love. 

Our  feeble  notes  inspire ; 
'Till  in  thy  blissful  courts  above. 
We  join  th'  angelick  choir. 


HYMN  616.  c.  M. 


In  heav'nly  glories  drest. 


HEAVEN. 


2.  Behold  Jehovah's  royal  hand 

A  radiant  crown  display. 
Whose  gems  with  vivid  lustre  shine^ 
While  suns  and  stars  decay. 

3.  No  more  I  seek  for  transient  good. 

Nor  longer  call  it  mine  : 
I  spring  to  seize  superior  joys, 
Immortal  and  divine. 

4.  Ye  hearts,  with  youthful  vigour  waririj 

The  glorious  prize  pursue ; 
Nor  shall  ye  want  the  goods  of  earth. 
While  heav'n  is  kept  in  view. 

HYMN  518.  c.  M. 

1.  npHERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight^ 
J-   Where  saints  immortal  reign ; 

Infinite  day  excludes  the  night. 
And  pleasures  hanish  pain. 

2.  There  everlasting  spring  abides^ 

And  never-with'ring  flow'rs. 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heav'nly  land  from  ours. 

3.  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood. 

Stand  dress'd  in  living  green : 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood. 
While  Jordan  roU'd  between. 

4.  But  tim'rous  mortals  start  and  shrinkj 

To  cross  this  nan'ow  sea; 
And  linger,  shiv'ring,  on  the  brink. 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5.  O  !  coidd      make  our  doubts  remove. 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise ; 
And  view  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes  ? 

6.  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood. 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er : 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

HYMN  519.  c.  M. 

1.  npHOSE  happy  realms  of  joy  and  peicf^ 
Fain  wonld  my  heart  explor  e. 


HEAVEN. 

Where  grief  and  pain  for  ever  cease^ 
And  I  shall  sin  no  more. 
£.  No  darkness  there  shall  cloud  the  eyes^ 
No  languor  seize  the  frame ; 
But  ever  active  vigour  rise 
To  feed  the  vital  flame. 

3.  But  ah  !  a  dreary  vale  between. 

Extends  its  awful  glooms 
Fear  spreads,  to  hide  the  distant  scenes 
The  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

4.  O  for  the  eye  off  faith  divine, 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave  ! 
To  see  that  friend,  and  call  him  mine, 
Whose  arm  is  strong  to  save ! 

5.  Here  fix,  my  soul !  for  life  is  here  i 

Light  breaks  amid  the  gloom. 
Trust  in  Jehovali's  love,  nor  fear 
The  horror's  of  the  tomb, 

HYMN  S20  L.  M. 

1.  Tj^ROM  this  world's  joys  and  senseless  mirtli, 
^  O  come,  my  soul !  in  haste  retire ; 
Assume  the  grandeur  of  thy  birth, 

And  to  thy  native  heav'n  aspire. 

2.  'Tis  heav'n  alone  can  make  thee  blest. 

Can  ev'ry  wish  and  want  supply ; 
Thy  joy,  thy  crown,  thy  endless  rest. 

Are  all  above  the  lofty  sky. 
;3.  Eternal  mansions  !  bright  array  ! 

O  blest  exchange  !  transporting  thought " 
Free  from  th'  approaches  of  decay, 

Or  the  least  shadow  of  a  spot. 
4.  There  shall  mortality  no  more 

Its  wide  extended  empire  boast; 
Forgotten  all  its  dreadful  pow'r, 

In  life's  unbounded  ocean  lost. 
6'.  There  dwells  the  sov'reign  Lord  of  allj 

Tlie  God  that  all  tlie  worlds  adore ; 
With  whom  is  bliss  that  cannot  pall. 

And  joys  tltat  last  for  evermore* 


A  TABLE 

TO  FIND  ANY  HYMN  BY  THE 
FIRST  LINE. 


ABSURD  and  yain  attempt !  to  bind 
Again  the  Lord  of  light  n 
Ah  !  see  him  writhe,  and  bleed,  and  die 
Ah  wretched  souls,  who  strive  in  vain 
Alas  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 
All  eardily  charms,  hov/ever  dear 
All-glorious  God !  what  hymns  of  praise 
All-pow'rful,  self-existent  God 
All  praise  to  thee,  my  God  !  this  night 
All-seeing  God  !  'tis  thine  to  know 
Almighty  Father  !  gracious  Lord 
Almighty  God,  thy  pow'rful  word 
Almighty  Lord  of  all 
Amazing,  beauteous  change  ^ 
Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears 
And  are  we  now  brought  near  to  God 
And  art  thou  with  us,  gracious  Lord  - 
And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love 
And  must  this  body  die        ^    '  .  ^ 
And  shall  we  still  be  slaves 
And  will  the  great  eternal  God 
Angel,  roll  the  rock  away 
Another  six  days'  work  is  done 
Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  still 
Arise  my  tend 'rest  thoughts,  arise  - 
Assist  us,  Lord,  thy  name  to  praise 
As  various  as  the  moon 
Attend,  my  snul,  with  awe 
Attend  ye  children  of  your  God 
Author  of  good !  we  rest  on  thee  - 
Author  of  life  and  bliss  -  - 

.^Vwake,  my  soul !  and  with  the  sun 
A.wake,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes 
j^v/ake  my  sOul !  rouse  evVy  pow'x* 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Awake  my  soul !  stretch  ev'ry  nerve   -  -  168 

Awake,  our  souls  !  away  our  fears  -         -  167 

Awake,  ye  saints  !  and  raise  your  eyes  •  274 

Awake,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King  -         -  207 

Away  from  ev'ry  mortal  care             -  -  211 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awfulthrone  -         -  1 

Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay    -  -  8 

Behold,  O  Israel's  God       -        -  -         -  137 

Behold,  th'  amazing  sight      -         -  -  85 

'  Behold  the  bleeding  Lamb  of  God  -         -  91 

Behold,  the  blind  their  sight  receive  -  -  66 

Behold  the  gloomy  vale              -  .         -  273 

i  Behold !  the  lofty  sky            -         -  -  119 

Behold  the  morning  sun             -  -         -  118 

Behold  the  path  which  mortals  tread  -  -  269 

;  Behold  the  Prince  of  peace         -  -         -  69 

Behold  the  Saviour  of  mankind          -  -  89 

Behold,  where,  breathing  love      -  -         -  199 

Behold,  where  in  a  mortal  form         -  80 

Beset  with  snares  on  ev'ry  hand   -  -         -  131 

Bless'd  be  th'  eternal  God      -         -  -  99 

Blest  are  the  humble  souls,  who  see  -         -  165 

Blest  are  the  undefil'd  in  heart          -  -  165 

Blest  be  the  tie,  that  binds    '      -  -          -  202 

i  Blest  Instructor  !  from  thy  ways          -  -  145 

j  Blest  is  the  man,  whose  heart  expands  -         -  200 

j  Blest  is  the  man,  w^hose  heart  is  kind    -  -  196 

t  Bright  source  of  everlasting  love  -  -          -  197 

}  By  various  maxims,  forms,  and  rules    -  -  171 

CHILDREN,  in  years  and  knowledge  young     -  254 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  ris'n  to  day   -  -           96  ^ 

Come  gracious  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove  -         -  111 

Come  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls          -  -  76 

Come,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove  -         -  111 

Come,  let  our  mournful  songs  record  •      -  83 

Come,  let  our  voices  join  to  raise  -  207 

Come  let  us  join  our  cheerliil  songs    -  -        '  87 

Come,  let  us  join  our  souls  to  God  -         -  210 

Come,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high         -  -  86 

Come  let  us  search  our  wa3^s  and  try  -         -  .194 

Come*  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart     -  291 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  ONES. 

Page. 

Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice  -  -  -  75 
Come  sound  his  praise  abroad            -          •  7 

Come,  weary  souls,  v/ith  sin  distrest  -  - 
Come,  ye  that  love  the  Lord   -         -         -  151 

Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord  -  -  -  245 
Courage,  my  soul !  while  God  is  near  -         -  186 

DAUGHTERS  of  pity,  tune  the  lay  -  -  199 

Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord   -         -  246 

Bost  thou  my  worthless  name  record  -         -  166 
17  ARLY,  my  God,  w  ithout  delay     -         -  211 
"  Eat,  drink,  in  mem'ry  of  your  friend^'        -  220 
Eternal  and  immortal  King     -         .         -  17g 

Eternal  God,  almighty  cause  -  -  -  176 
Eternal  God !  how  frail  is  man           -  -  279 

Eternal  Sire,  enthron'd  on  high  ».  -  -  257 
Eternal  source  of  evVy  joy      -         -  -  4} 

Eternal  Spirit,  source  of  light   ,    -  -         -  115 

FAITH  adds  new  charms  to  eartlily  bliss     -  170 

Far  from  these  scenes  of  night  -  -  288 

Far  hence  each  superstition  vain         -  -  122 

"Father  divine,"  the  Saviour  cried  -  -  81 
Father,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand          -  -  260 

Father  of  all !  eternal  mind  _  -  -  124 

Father  of  all !  my  soul  defend  -         -  280 

Father  of  all !  whose  cares  extend  -  -  120 

Father  of  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord        ,         -  98 

Father  of  men  !  thy  care  we  bless  -  204 
i'atlier  of  mercies  !  God  of  love  <-  12^ 

Fatlier  of  mercies,  in  tliy  word     -  -  -  121 

Father  of  our  feeble  race         ->        -         -  196  ^ 

Firm  w^as  my  health,  my  day  was  bright  -  ,  -  *248 
Far  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord      -       -  -  114 

Forsake,  my  so^l !  tlie  tents  of  fiin  -  -  154 

l'\*equent  the  day  of  God  returns        »  -  214 

Proni  all  that  dwell  ])clow  the  skies  -  4 

From  north  and  soiitli,  from  east  and  west  -  290 

From  this  world's  joys  and  senseless  mij;;tU     -  29.'; 

IVE  thr.nks  to  (^od  most  high  -  -  64 

Give  to  our  (>od  immoi-tal  praise  -  •> 

Give  to  the  Louh  rc  sons  of  f«nu«  -  - 


f  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

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I  Giv«  to  the  winds  thy  fears        -  ^  50 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high             -  -         .  f> 

Gloiy  be  to  God  on  high        -         -  -  «) 

God  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son        -  -         -  123 

God  is  a  spirit,  just  and  wise    -         -  -  28 

God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints      -  -         -  50 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way         -  -  48 

God,  my  supporter  and  my  hope     -  -         -  •  13a 

God  of  eternity from  thee      -         -  .  259 

Crod  of  mercy  !  God  of  grace        -  -         -  144 

God  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days     -  -  18S3 

God  of  my  mercy,  and  my  praise  -         -  81 

Ood  of  our  lives  I  thy  constant  care     -  -  231 

God,  to  correct  the  world           -  -         -  23I, 

God,  who  is  just  and  kind       -         -  -  115 

Grace,  'tis  a  charming  sound        -  -         -  37 

Greatest  of  beings,  source  of  life         -  - 

Great  Father  of  mankind            -  -         ,  208 

Great  framer  of  unnumber'd  worlds   -  -  237 

Great  God,  arise  and  shine          -  -         «  108 

fireat  God,  at  whose  all-pow'rful  call  -  4*3 

Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  -  -          -  21 

Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim  -  130 

Great  God,  in  vain  man's  narrow  view  -         -  19 

Great  God !  our  joyful  thanks  to  thee  -  182 

Great  God  !  the  nations  of  the  earth  -          -  107 

Great  God  !  thy  peerless  excellence    -  -  17/ 

Great  God  !  we  sing  that  mighty  hand  -         -  2.30 

Great  God  !  whilst  I  thy  love  admire  -  19S 

Great  God  !  whose  all-per^^ading  eye  -         -  16-2 

Great  God  I  whose  universal  sway      -  -  107 

Great  Lord  of  angels  '  we  adore   -  -  24S 

Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame        -  -  263 

Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies  -          -  49 

Great  source  of  life,  our  souls  confess  -  14 

Great  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  gi'eat  -         -  105 

XT  AD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews      -  163 

Had  not  the  Lord,  may  Israel  ?ay  «-         -  240 

Hail,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good       -  -  39 

Hail,  happy  morn  !  whose  early  ray  -         -     21  () 

llt^ppy  is  he,  whose  early  years          -  •  254. 


TABLE  OP  FIRST  LINES. 


Happy  the  heart,  where  graces  reign 

Happy  the  man,  whose  wishes  climb  - 

Happy  the  men,  whom  strength  divine 

Hark  I  from  on  high  a  solemn  voice 

Hark  !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound 

Hark,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes 

Hark !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 

Hark  !  'tis  our  heav'nly  Leader's  voice 

Hark  !  what  celestial  notes 

He  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies 

Heav'n  has  confirm'd  the  great  decree 

High  in  the  heav'ns,  eternal  God 

High  let  us  swell  our  tuneful  notes 

Holy  and  rev'rend  is  the  name 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord      -         -  - 

Hosannah  !  let  us  join  to  siag 

Hosannah  to  tlie  Son 

Hosannah  with  a  cheerful  sound 

How  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord 

How  beauteous  are  theii'  feet 

How  blest  the  man,  how  more  than  blest 

How  blest  the  sacred  tie,  that  binds 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice,  to  hear 

How  gracious  and  how  wise  - 

How  happy  is  the  man,  who  hears  - 

How  long  shall  death,  the  tyraxit,  reigti 

How  long  shall  dreams  of  creature-bliss  - 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine 

How  rich  ar^  thy  provisions.  Lord 

How  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighty  King 

How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  gi-avo 

How  swift  the  torrent  rolls 

How  various  and  how  new 

How  vast  is  the  tribute  I  owe  - 

ilow  well  oiu'  great  Preserver  knows 

I love  the  Lord  ;  he  heard  my  cries  - 
1  love  the  volumes  of  thy  word 
I  love  thy  Zion,  Lord 
I  want  a  principle  within  -  * 

Tf  high  or  low  our  station  be  - 
If  solid  happiness  we  prize; 


l^ABLE  OP  mUBT  LINES. 


t'U  praise  my  Maker,  whilst  I've  breath 
ifimortal  God  !  on  thee  we  call  - 
"mpostui'e  shrinks  from  light  - 
[ndulgent  Father  !  how  divine 
[ndulgent  God !  whose  bounteous  care 
Liadulgent  God  !  with  pitying  eye  - 
In  glad  amazement,  Lord,  I  stand 
[n  raptures  let  our  hearts  ascend  - 
[n  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid 
XL  sweet  exalted  strains  - 
[nterval  of  grateful  shade 
ta  vain  my  roving  tlioughts  would  find 
[n  vain  opposing  nations  rage  - 
ix  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 

JESUS  !  and  shall  it  ever  be 
Jesus  invites  his  saints 
Tesus  is  gone  above  the  skies 
Fesus,  our  triumphant  Head 
fesus  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 
Join  all  the  glorious  names 
Joy  to  the  world :  the  Lord  is  come 
t  ADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears  - 

Let  all  the  heatlien  writers  join  - 
|Let  av'rice,  borne  from  shore  to  shore  - 
)Let  coward  guilt  with  pallid  fear 
[4et  ev'ry  ear  attend 

^et  ev'ry  tongue  thy  goodness  speak  - 
uet  others  boast  how  strong  they  be 
Let  party  names  no  more 
rLet  Pharisees  of  high  esteem 

Let  sorrow,  Lord,  my  bosom  fill 
'  Let  the  high  heav'ns  your  songs  invite 
'  Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 
Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour 
Lo  !  he  comes,  from  heav'n  descending 
Lo  !  he  Cometh  !  countless  trumpets 
Lo  !  what  a  pleasing  sight 
Long  as  I  live,  I'll  bless  thy  name 
Lord,  all  I  am  is  known  to  thee 
Lord,  dismiss  us  with  tliy  blessing 
Lord,  dost  thou  shew  a  corner-stone  - 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Lord,  in  this  vale  of  tears 
Lord  of  my  life  I  O  may  thy  praise 
Lord  of  the  Sabbath  I  hear  our  vows 
Lord  of  the  worlds  above 
Lord,  thou  hast  search 'd  and  seen  me  through 
Lord  !  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray 
Lord  !  'tis  a  pleasant  tiling,  to  stand 
Lord  !  we  adore  thy  wondrous  name 
Lord  I  we  have  Avander'd  from  thy  way 
Lord  !  what  our  ears  have  heard 
Lord,  when  iniquities  abound 
Lord,  when  our  raptur'd  thought  surveys 

MAKER,  and  sovVeign  Lord 
Man  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires 
Mark  the  soft-falling  snow 
Mark  !  when  tempestuoiis  winds  arise 
Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heav'n 
Must  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die 
My  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord 
My  Father !  cheering  name 
My  God  !  and  is  thy  table  spread 
My  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love 
My  God,  my  everlasting  hope 
My  God,  my  hope  !  if  thou  art  mine  - 
My  God,  my  life,  thy  various  praise 
My  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love 
My  God  !  permit  me  not  to  be 
My  God,  the  visits  of  thy  face 
My  God,  thy  boundless  love  I  praise 
My  God,  what  blessings  round  me  shonc 
My  God,  whose  all-pervading  eye 
iMy  gracious  God,  accept  my  pray'r 
My  lieart  and  ways,  O  God  ■ 
My  hope?,  my  portion,  and  my  God 
My  Maker,  and  my  King 
My  soul,  before  tjiy  Maker  bow 
My  soul,  praise  the  Lord 
My  soul ,  repeat  his  praise 
My  soul,  the  av.  ful  hour  yA\\  come 
My  waken'd  sfxil,  extetid  tby  winj^-s 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

/  Page, 

•VjAKEp^as  from  the  earth  we  came  -         -  261 

No,  I'll  rapine  at  death  no  more  -  2S1 

Nor  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard  -         -  287 

Kot  all  the  nobles  of  the  eaith          -  -  153 

Not  from  relentless  fate's  dark  womb  -         -  51 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord          -  -  290 

Now  begin  the  heav'nly  theme     -  -         -  75 

Now  be  that  sacrifice  survey'd           -  -  92 

Now  I  have  found  the  ground  wherein  -         -  73 

Now,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood      -  -  255 

Now,  in  the  hour  of  deep  distress  -           -  83 

Now  let  a  true  ambition  rise     -        -  -  291 

Now  let  my  soul  with  transport  rise  -          -  93 

Now  let  our  drooping  heaits  revive  -  r  244 
Now  let  our  songs  address  the  God  of  peace      -  240 

Now  let  our  voices  join     -          -  -          -  152 

Now  let  us  raise  our  cheerful  strains    -  •  91 

S  ow  may  the  God  of  grace  and  pow'r  -         -  237 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song          •  -  69 

O blessed  souls  are  they          -  -          -  149 

O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul          «  -  I4< 

O  come,  behold  a  scene  of  dread   -  -         -  235 

Of  justice  and  of  truth  I  sing   -          -  -  204 

Oft  have  I  turn'd  my  eye  within   -  -         -  191 

0  God,  my  Saviour,  and  my  King       -  -  194 

O  God  of  Jacob,  by  whose  hand   -  -         -  126 

O  happiness,  thou  pleasing  dream       -  -  156 

O  happy  soul  that  lives  on  high     -  -          -  155 

{)  hear  me,  Lord  !  on  thee  I  call         -  -  253 

O  !  how  my  fears  the  dangers  move  -         -  138 

t  )  Lord  !  my  best  desires  fulfil          •  -  IM 

; )  l.ord  !  our  fatliers  oft  have  told  -           -  23G 

O  Lord,  our  heav'nly  king      -         -  ^  IG 

One  there  is,  above  all  others       -  -         -  74 

On  Judah's  plains  as  shepherds  sat  -  -  60 
Oil  wings  of  faith,  mount  up  ray  soul  and  rise      «  289 

Oppress 'd  with  guilt,  or  grief,  or  care  -  -  142 
O  pruise  ye  the  Lord  !  prepare  a  new  song    -       -  5 

O  lliat  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways  -          •  117 

'  )  the  delights,  the  heav'nly  joys   -  -         -  103 

)  thou,  before, whose  gracious  throne  -  244 

V)  tliou  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry  -  142 
C  c* 


TABLE  OP  mST  LINES. 

O  tUoti,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat 
O  tlioa,  to  whose  ail-searchiiig  aight 
O  thou,  whose  scales  the  mountains  weigh 
O  thou,  whose  tender  mercy  heai-s 
O  'tis  a  lovely  tiling  to  see       -         -  . 
"O  turn,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies    -          -  , 
Our  country  is  ImmanuePs  ground 
Our  Father,  thron'd  above  the  sky  -  - 

Our  God  our  help  in  ages  past 
Our  souls  with  pleasing  wonder  vie  w 
t)  what  stupendous  mercy  shines 
O  Zion  tune  thy  voice       -  -  -  - 

pARENT  of  all,  Omnipotent 

Parent  of  good  i  thy  works  of  might  - 
Peace,  all  ye  soitows  of  the  heart 
Peace,  my  complaining  heart 
Peace  !  the  welcome  sound  proclaim  - 
Perpetual  source  of  light  and  grace 
Pity  the  nations  O  our  God  - 
Praise,  happy  land  I  Jehovah's  narxie 
Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise 
Praise  to  God,  the  great  Creator  -          -  - 
Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might 
I*raisc  to  the  Lord,  who  bows  his  ear 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  !  'tis  good  to  raise 
-Praise  ye  the  Lord  !  who  reigns  above 
"  Proclaim,"  said  Christ,  "God's  wondrous  grace 
Providence,  profusely  kind  -  -  - 

RAISE  thoughtless  sinner,  raise  thine  eye 
Raise  youi-  triumphant  songs 
Rejoice,  the  Lord  is  King 
Rejoice,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high 
Remark,  my  soul !  the  narrow  bounds 
Return^,  my  roving  heart,  return         -  -  1^ 

SALVATION,  O  the  jo>^ul  sound        -  - 
Searcher  of  hearts  !  to  tljee  -  -  14S; 

See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand  -  -  iit$ 

S<;e  what  a  living  stone  -  -  -  . 

Shall  I  forsjike  tliat  heav'niy  Friend         -  -  AtS 

Shew  pity,  Lnrfl  I.  O  Lord  forgive        -  -  i4I 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Page, 

Shine  on  our  souls,  eternal  God    -         -  -  56 

Should  fiimine  o'er  the  mouruins^  field  -  264 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims       -  -  174 

Sinners !  the  voice  of  God  regai-d        -  -  1.34 

So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express    -          -  -  160 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong         -  -  2S 

Sons  of  Adam  !  join  to  raise         «          -  -  64 

Sov'reign  of  life,  I  own  thy  hand          -  -  249 

Spring  up,  my  soul,  with  ardent  flight      -  -  286 

Supreme  and  universal  li^ht    -          -  -  16^ 

Sure  the  blest  comforter  is  nigh    -          «-  -  116 

Sure  there's  a  righteous  God            -  -  52 

Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice  wliich  speaks  -  -  14S 

8  weet  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  grace        -  -  33 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King      -  -  214 

T^EACH  me,  O  teach  me.  Lord  I  thy  way  -  117 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days  -  266 

Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive    -          -  -  216 

That  awful  hour  will  soon  appear       -  -  268 

The  darkened  sky,  how  thick  it  low'rs       -  -  261 

The  day  approaclies,  0  my  soul         -  -          283  - 

The  evils  tliat  beset  our  path        •          -  -  2G2 

Thee  v/e  adore,  eternal  Name          -  -  26f 

The  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth  -  283 

The  God  of  love,  will  sure  mdulge          -  ^  250 

Tiie  God,  who  once  to  Israel  spoke     -  -  94 

The  heart,  dejected,  sighs  to  know          -  -  30 

Tlie  liour  of  my  departure's  come       -  -  277 

The  King  of  heav'u  his  table  spreads       -  -  78 

The  Lord,  hoM'  fearful  is  his  name       -  -  4'> 

The  Lord,  how  kind  are  ail  his  ways       -  -  146 

The  Lord  itilo  his  vineyard  comes       -  -  140 

The  luord  in  Zion  plac'd  his  name          -  -  209 

Tiie  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare    -  -  55 

The  Lord  of  glory  reigns  supremely  great  -  45 

The  Lord  of  life,  with  glory  crown'd    -  -  lOiC 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns  -  284 

Fhe  man  is  evi.T  blest           »           -  -  138 

The  man,  whose  firm  and  equal  miud       -  »  lOS 

Fhe  mighty  deep  gives  up  her  trust     -  -  28;r 

ilic;  morning  iiov.-'rs  di?pla}-  their  sweets   -  -  QTl 


TABX.B  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Fagp. 


The  promises  I  sing    -         -         -  •  30 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  love          -  -  224 

There  is  a  glorious  world  on  high      -  -  157 

There  is  a  God  all  nature  speaks          -  -  38, 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight          -  -  292 

The  rising  morn,  the  closing  day          -  -  42 

The  Saviour  calls ;  let  ev'ry  ear         -  -  77 

The  Saviour,  what  a  noble  flame          -  --84 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high  -         -  -  37 

The  swift  declining  day          -         -  -  270 

Th'  eternal  Sov 'reign  from  on  high         -  -  66 

The  trav'ller  lost  in  night       -          -  -  150 

They,  that  have  made  their  refuge  God    -  -  ^4 

Thine  influence,  Jjord  ]  is  felt            -  -  Hi? 

This  feast  was  Jesus'  high  behest          -  -  22t 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made    -  -  215* 

Those  happy  realms  of  joy  and  peace       -  -  292 

Thou  art  my  portion,  O  my  God        -  -  104. 

Though  nature's  voice  you  must  obey       -  -  255, 

Thou  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  height  -  181 

Thou,  Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unseen         -  -  68 

Thou,  Lord,  througli  ev'ry  changing  scene  -  265 
Thou  pow'r  supreme,  by  whose  command  we  live  13 

Thou  suit'st,  O  Lord,  thy  righteous  ways  -  29. 

Thrice  happy  souls,  who,  born  of  heav'n   -  -  178 

Through  all  the  various  shifting  scene  -  47 

Th'  uplifted  eye,  and  bended  knee          -  -  163 

Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on        -  -  228 

Thus  God  th'  eternal  Father,  spake          -  -  106 

Thus  spake  the  Saviour,  when  he  sent  -  24i> 

Thy  ceaseless,  unexhausted  love            -  -  ^Sl 

Thy  gracious  favour,  Lord  !  display     -  -  2311 

Thy  presence,  everlasting  God     -  -  217 

'T  is  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come         -  -  171 

'Tis  finish'd  ! —  so  the  Saviour  cried         -  -  87 

To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind       -  -  5^, 

To  God,  the  only  wise     -         -         -  -  11^ 

To  heav*n  my  longing  soul !  aspire     -  -  287 

To-morrow,  Lord,  is  thine          .         ,  -  271 

To  thee  let  my  flrst  off 'rings  rise       -  -  227 

To  ^ee.  my  Gqd  !  my  days  are  known    -  -  ^5 


TABLE  OF  FIRSl^  LINES. 

To  tlice,  O  God  !  my  pray'r  ascends  »  12S 

To  thee,  O  God  !  we  lioraage  pay          -  -  67 

To  those  Tvho  fear  and  trust  the  Lord  -  63 

To  your  Creator  God          ^         „  ,  5 

Triumphant,  Lord !  thy  g-oodness  reigns    -  -  32 

'Twas  by  an  order  from  the  Lord       -  -  124 

'Twas  for  our  sake,  eternal  God           -  -  S4 

'Twas  God  who  hurPd  the  rollinj^  spheres  -  23 

^Twas  on  that  dreadful,  doleful  night      -  -  220 

UP  to  the  Lord,  who  reigns  on  high  -  36 

Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes       _         ,  -  54 

VAST  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord  -  49 

Vital  spark  of  heav'nly  flame          -  •  278 

TT/'EARY  of  these  low  scenes  of  night  -  263 

^  ^    We  feel  thy  awful  chast'ning  rod   -  -  236 

Welcome  the  hope  of  Israel's  race     -  -  62 

We  praise  the  Lord  for  heav'nly  bread     -  -  223 

We  sing  th' almi|^hty  pow'r  of  God     -  «  39 

Wc  sing  the  wise,  the  gracious  plan         -  -  72 

What  eyes  like  thine,  eternal  Sire       -  -  29 

What  glory  gilds  the  sadred  page           -  -  122 

What  mean  these  jealousies  and  fears  -  174 

What  sinners  value,  I  resign        -          ^  -  280 

What  strange  perplexities  arise          -  -  I6i 

What  works  of  wisdom,  pow'r  and  love    -  -  67 

When  Abrah'm  full  of  sacred  awe      -  -  238 

When  all  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fail          -  -  276 

When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God       -  -  IS 

\\  'ien  blooming  youth  is  snatch 'd  away    -  -  251 

When  darkness  long  Itas  veil'd  my  mind  -    '  174 

When  death  appears  before  my  sight       -  -  275 

W^hen  gloomy  thouglits  and  fears       -  -  150 

Wlien  God  rc^veal'd  his  gracious  natne     -  -  149 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear          -  »  153 

Wlien  T  witli  curious  eyes  survey           -  «  27 

!  When  in  the  light  of  faith  divine         -  -  134 

When  ,lc'^us  dwelt  in  niorlai  clay           —  -  80 

When  I'i'e's  tcni]->estuous  storms  are  o'or  ~  276 

When  o'er  tlic  trodden  paths  of  life         •»  -  21') 

When  ovci'v/hciai'd  with  grief          -  *  iBV 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Pagp. 

Wiien  present  sufF 'rings  pain  my  heart    -  -  184 

"When  rising  from  the  bed     death     -  -  143 

Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay  -  191-^ 

Where  high  the  heav'nly  temple  stands  -  102 

Wherewith  shall  I  approach  the  Lord     -  -  210 

Wliile  beauty  clothes  the  fertile  vale   -  -  42 

While  some  in  folly's  pleasures  roll        -  -  155 

While  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around  234 

While  thee  I  seek  protecting  pow'r         -  -  179 

While  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne  -  274 

Whilst  sinners,  who  presume  to  bear       -  -  164 

Who,  gracious  Father !  can  complain  -  47 

Who  shall  against  the  Lord  prevail         -  -  136 

Who  shall  ascend  thy  lieav'nly  place  -  161 

Why  is  my  heart  with  grief  opprest        -  -  185 

Why  should  this  world  delight  us  so  -  286 

Why  sinks  my  weak  desponding  mind     -  -  185 

Why  will  ye  lavish  out  your  years     -  -  135 

With  ecstacy  of  joy          -          -         -  -  71 

With  eye  impartial,  heav'ns  high  King  -  28 

With  humble  heart  and  tongue     -         -  -255 

With  joy  we  lift  our  eyes       -         -  -  211 

With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud    -  -  41 

With  transport,  Lord!  we  view  the  page  ~  154 

Worthy  is  he,  that  ouce  was  slain    -        -  -  88 

YE  foll'wers  of  the  prince  of  peace    -  -  222 

Ye  golden  lamps  of  heav'n  !  farewell   -  -  289 

Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God   -  2 

Ye  humble  souls,  complain  no  more        -  -*  158 

Ye  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord    -  -  95 

Ye  mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears  -       -  252 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord          -          -  -  169 

Ye  sons  of  men,  in  sacred  lays      -          -  -  20 

Ye  subjects  of  the  Lord,  proclaim      -  -  45 

Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose           -           -  -  97 

Ye  trembling  souls  !  dismiss  your  fears  -  1$2 

Ye  weak  inhabitants  of  clay          -          -  20 

Ye  works  of  God!  on  him  alone          -  -  t\ 


A 

LITURGY, 

FOR  THE  USE  OP 

EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN 
CHURCHES. 

rtJBIISHED  BY  ORDER 
OF  THE  EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  STNOU 
OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW-YORK. 


GEK3rANT0WN  : 
PRINTED  BY  X.  BILLKETEE, 

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CONTENTS. 


SECT.  T.  TWO  Forms  of  Confession  of  Sin,  and  two 

other  Introductoiy  Prayers. 
U.     Eight  general  Prayers.* 

III.  Foiu*  Prayers  after  sermon. 

IV.  Seriptm'al  Benedictions  for  the  Conclusion  of  pi^^- 

lie  worship.  ' 

Y.     A  Table  of  the  selections  from  the  Scriptures,  co^ 
monly  called  the  "GovSpels  and  Epistles."      ^  ' 

VI.  The  Ministration  of  Baptism  to  Infants. 

VII.  The  Ministration  of  Baptism  to  such  as  are  of  ripest  1 

years. 

VIII.  The  Order  of  Confirmation. 

IX.  Order  of  the  Service  preparatoiy  to  the  Celebratic|i| 

of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

X.  Tlic  Administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

XI.  s\.  Form  for  the  Inauguration  of  the  ruling-  Officei^ 

of  a  Congregation. 

XII.  Tlie  Solemnization  of  Matrimony. 
XITI.  The  Burial  of  the  Dead. 

*.Tf  any  of  these  prayers  should  be  considered  too 
h<^  lised  at  once,  it  may  be  easily  divided  into  two  parts 
ihc jirt-t  to  be  used  bejore,  cind  the  second  after  stTiron, 


A  LITURGY,  kc. 


SECTION  I. 

TWO  FORMS  OF  COJVFESSIOJ\r  OF  SLY,  and 
TWO  OTHER  PRAYERS,  proper  to  be  usedin the 
Mornings  Service,  i7nmediately  after  its  introduction  by 
the  singing  of  a  hymn. 

1. 

DEARLY  beloved,  the  holy  scriptures  deelare,  that^ 
when  the  ^ncked  man  turneth  away  from  liis  wicked- 
i^ess,  and  doeth  that  which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall 
save  his  soul  alive.  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  and 
a  contrite  heart.  To  the  Lord  belong  mercies  and  forgive- 
nesses, though  we  liave  rebelled  against  him.  Let  us,  there- 
ifore,  arise,  and  confess  our  sins  unto  our  Father,  with  sin- 
^e,  humble  and  obedient  hearts,  that  we  may  obtain  re- 
mission of  the  same  by  his  infinite  goodness  and  mercy. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  Fatlier,  unto  whom  all 
hearts  are  open  and  all  desires  are  known,  all  whose  com- 
mandments are  just,  necessary,  and  good !  we  confess  unto 
thee,  that  we  have  en-ed  and  strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost 
sheep.  We  have  followed  too  much  the  devices  and  de- 
sires of  our  own  hearts.  We  have  offended  against  thy  ho- 
ly laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things,  which  we  ought 
to  have  done ;  and  we  have  done  those  things  which  we 
ought  not  to  have  done.  But  enter  not,  we  beseech  thee, 
into  judgment  with  us ;  for  in  thy  sight  ^all  no  man  living 
be  justified.  As  thou  liatest  nothing  which  thou  hast  made, 
and  desirest  not  the  death  of  a  sinner,  but  rather  that  he 
may  turn  from  liis  wickedness  and  live, — have  mercy,  O 
Lord,  upon  us  miserable  offenders.  Spare  thou  those,  O 
God,  who  confess  their  faults.  Restore  thou  those  who  are 
truly  penitent,  according  to  thy  gracious  promises  declared 
unto  mankind  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  And  grant,  O 
most  merciful  Father,  that  we  may  hereafter  live  a  godly, 
righteous,  and  sober  life,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy  name» 
tftix)ugli  thy  blessed  Son,  o\xr  Mediator  and  Redeemer. 


i  INTRODUCTORY  PRAYERS. 

2. 

* f NEARLY  oeloved,  "if  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we. 
XJ  <i  deceive  ourselves  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.  But  lit 
'Mve  confess  (and  forsake)  our  sins,  God  isfaitliful  and  just 
'Ho  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  ail  un- 
"^righteousness."  Encouraged  hy  this  merciful  assui-anoe 
of  his  word,  let  us  renounce  eveiy  evil  thought  and  way^ 
and  w  ith  penitent  and  humble  hearts  implore  the  forgiven 
ness  of  ail  our  transgressions. 

Holy,  iioly,  holy  art  thou,  Lord  God  Almighty,  the  mer^ 
<  Ifui  Ruler,  the  righteous  Judge  of  all  thine  intelligent 
creatures  in  hea\  en  and  on  earth  !  I'hou  dweiiest  in  a 
light  unto  which  no  man  can  approach,  and  canst  not  look 
v/ith  pleasure  upon  sin.  We  confess  unto  thee,  the  Search*- 
<T  of  hearts,  that  AVe  are  justly  chargeable  with  numerou?^ 
irsnsgressions  and  omissions  of  duty.  We  acknowledge 
Avith  sorrow  and  repentance,  that  we  have  been  unmindtiS- 
of  thy  goodness  and  disobedient  to  thy  laws,  that  we  have 
cherished  evil  dispositions,  inordinate  affections,  and  sinful 
passions ;  and  that  we  have  rendered  ourselves  obnoxious 
to  thy  displeasure,  and  deserving  of  the  punishments  due 
.to  Uie  guilty.  O  Lord,  righteousness  belongeth  unto  thee ; 
but  unto  us  shame  and  confusion  of  face.  Our  only  hope;: 
is  in  thy  tender  mercy ;  and  we  praise  thee,  that  thou  hast 
s^raciously  revealed  to  us  thy  readiness  to  receive  into  fa- 
vour all  who  cease  to  do  evil  and  learn  to  do  well.  In  th<j 
3).ame  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  whom  thou  hast  sent  hiU^ 
the  v/orld  to  save  us  from  our  sins  and  miseries,  we  im» 
pi  ore  the  forgiveness  of  all  our  offences ;  seriously  renouii* 
ciug  v.-hatever  is  contrary  to  thy  will,  and  sincerely  resolv- 
ijig  to  follow  after  holiness  of  heart  and  life.  "N^ouchsafe 
to  direct  and  assist  us  by  thy  Spii-it,  in  carrying  these  pur- 
poses into  effect.  And  grant,  O  tliou  God  of  compassion, 
lluit  our  hearts  may  be  established  in  the  love  and  fear  of 
thee,  in  a  cheering  sense  of  thy  goodness,  and  hi  a  joyful 
hope  of  everlasting  life  and  happiness,  through  the  media- 
tion of  our  crucified  and  exalted  Saviour,  Jesus  Clii'ist. 
Amen. 


\  L^IIGHTY  and  everlasting  God,  who  art  the  aiitbof 
of  ev-erj^  good  and  perfect  gift ;  what  fervent  iri  atitudu 


inthoductory  prayers. 


5 


do  we  oAvc  to  chee  for  the  privilege  of  assembling  together 
in  thy  house,  of  holding  communion  with  thee,  ot  confirm- 
ing our  faitii  in  thy  blessed  Son,  and  of  nourishing  our 
souls  with  the  bread  of  eternal  life  !  How  rich  is  the  pro- 
Tision,  which  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  make  for  the  sup- 
ply of  all  our  spiiitual  wants  !  Accept,  we  beseech  thee, 
the  thankful  ackno  wledgments  of  our  hearts  for  the  ordi- 
nance of  thy  gospel,  and  for  the  institution  of  this  day  of 
sacred  rest ;  and  enable  us  to  make  a  wise  and  a  protita- 
ole  use  of  them.  Assist  us  to  worship  thee,  who  art  a 
Spirit,  in  spirit  and  in  tnith.  Dispose  us  so  to  understand, 
to  recollect,  and  to  apply  the  discoveries  and  precepts  of 
thy  word,  that  we  may  perfectly  love  and  serve  thee,  and 
cordially  confide  iu'  thy  government  and  promises.  Grant, 
especially,  thattlie  serious  remembrance  of  the  triumphant 
resurrection  of  ihy  Son  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  of  which 
we  are  reminded  this  day,  may  animate  us  to  the  steadfast 
profession  of  his  name,  raise  our  affections  and  wishes  to 
the  things  which  are  above,  incite  us  to  follow  him  in  his 
holy  and  benevolent  life,  and  fill  us  with  joy,  peace,  and 
hope  in  believing. — Save  now,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  thee. 
Jn  thee  do  m  put  our  trust :  let  us  never  be  ashamed, 
Ameii. 


4. 

I~\  THOU  ever-blessed  and  most  glorious  God,  who  art 
the  object  of  supreme  venei-ation,  on  whom  all  the 
ftmiilies  of  the  eai  th  continually  depend  !  we,  thine  un- 
\f  orthy  servants,  would  come  before  thee  with  reverence 
and  thanksgiving.  We  esteem  it  good  for  us  to  draw  near 
imto  thee,  and  we  desire  to  serve  thee  witli  fiJial  joy  and 
godly  fear.  May  the  various  exercises,  in  wiiich  M  e  en- 
gage, be  acceptable  in  thy  sight  and  be  accompanied  with 
ihy  blessing.  May  we  celebrate  thy  praises  M^ith  under- 
standing and  devotion ;  and  to  remember  thy  great  good- 
ness to  us  and  to  all  men,  that  we  may  be  inclined  to  love 
thee  and  to  cherish  g*ood  will  tov/ards  one  another.  May 
we  confess  our  sins  unto  tliee  with  unfeigned  sorrow  and 
steadfast  purposes  of  amendment.  May  vv  e  offer  up  oirr 
siipplications  with  liilmblc  confidence  in  thy  ^visdom  and 
kiidness.  May  our  intercessions  be  accoiiipanied  •>  iih  up- 


6 


GENERAL  PRAYEHS. 


right  charity  towards  all  mankind.  May  we  receire  m» 
struction  with  attention,  candour,  and  meekness ;  lay  it  up! 
in  our  hearts,  and  bring  forth  the  fruits  of  righteousnesiL  in 
our  lives.  May  no  vain  thoughts  distract  our  minds,  no 
unworthy  object  withdraw  our  affections.  May  we  so 
carefully  improve  all  the  means  of  religion,  that  we  may 
grow  wiser  and  better ;  be  gradually  trained  up  for  thy 
heavenly  kingdom  ;  and  at  last  be  made  partakers  of  that 
happiness,  which  eye  hath  not  seen,  which  ear  hath  not 
heard,  and  which  it  hath  not  entered  into  the  heart  of  man 
to  conceive,  through  tlxe  riches  of  thy  redeeming  grace  in 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 


,A^.  J?.  The  Jhllomng  portions  of  scripture  may  also  be 
used  with  great  propriety,  for  the  introduction  of  pubUc 


tvorship:  viz.  Psalm  XVL  XIX.  XXVIL  LXVtl. 

j^xxxir.  xcviiL  a  cm.  cxlv.  ^ 
SECTION  II. 

BIGHT  QEjYERAL  PRAYEMS,  proper  €0  he  med 
m  public  worship. 


\  LMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  God,  we  desire  tb  lift' 
up  our  hearts  unto  thee,  the  hearer  of  prayer,  frot»i 
whom  alone  cometh  our  help.  We  adore  thee  as  the  gresrii 
Parent  of  the  Universe,  from  whom  all  things  proceed! 
and  on  whom  all  creatures  depend.  Thou  art  worthy  oi' 
all  possible  veneration,  gi^atitude,  and  obedience.  Thoi:: 
art  the  blessed  and  only  Potentate,  the  King  of  kings,  anc 
hovd  of  lords.  Thou  alone  hast  immortality,  and  art  un 
diangeable  in  wisdom  and  holiness.  Thy  ti'uth  endurei 
to  all  generations ;  thy  mercy  is  from  everlasting  to  eve 
lasting  upon  them  that  fear  thee ;  and  thy  rigliteousne^' 
unto  children's  ebiidren. —  We  thiiTie  unworthy  servant? | 
would  give  thee  most  humble  and  hewty  thanks  for  all  thy; 
goodness  and  loving-kindness  to  us  and  to  all  men.  W< 
bless  thee  for  oui'  creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  bless- 1 
ings  of  this  life ;  but,  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  iov«! 
til  the  redemption  of  the  world  by  our  Lord  and  Saviour 


GENERAL  t'RAYERS-  iT 
■  ^J^sus  Christ,  for  the  means  of  gi^ace,  and  for  the  hope  of 
;  ^loiy.  And  we  beseech  thee  to  give  us  tliat  due  sense  of 
.  all  thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be  uijfeignedly  thank- 
ful, and  that  we  may  show  forth  thy  praise  not  only  v/itl). 
our  lips,  but  in  our  lives.  Grant,  that  wo  may  devote  our- 
i  selves  to  thy  service,  and  walk  before  thee  in  Iioliness  and 
I  righteousness  all  our  days.  Enable  us  to  cherish  and  to  ex- 
'  ercise  habitually  eveiy  pious  and  virtuous  affection ;  that 
i  we  may  enjoy  the  testimony  of  a  good  conscience  and  the 
hope  of  thy  favour,  be  sustained  and  comforted  under  the 
troubles  of  this  life,  and  finally  be  received  into  thine  ever- 
I  iasting  kingdom,  through  thine  infinite  mercy  in  Jesus 
!  Christ  our  Saviour. 

>     Thou  hast  directed  lis,  almighty  God,  to  offijr  up  our 

! stlpplit^ations  for  all  our  feilo  wmen.    We  humbly  beseech 
thee  for  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men;  that  thou  wouldst 
be  pleased  to  make  thy  ways  known  unto^them,  tlie  saving 
gospel  of  thy  Son  unto  all  nations ;  that  idoiati'y,  supersti- 
[  tion,  and  vice  may  be  banished  from  the  eailh ;  and  thai. 
I  war,  oppression,  and  injustice,  may  for  ever  cease.  Wf 
;  pray,  that  the  chuixih  of  Jesus  tliroughout  the  w  orld  ma)^ 
i  be  so  guided  and  governed  by  thy  good  Spirit,  that  alL 
!  who  profess  themselves  Christians,  may  be  led  into  the 
;  way  of  truth,  and  hold  the  faith  in  unity  of  spirit,  in  th*  • 
i  bond  of  peace,  and  in  righteousness  of  life.  We  commend 
to  thy  fatherly  goodness  all  those,  who  are  afiiicted  Or  dls- 
,  tressed  in  mind,  body,  or  estate ;  that  it  may  please  thee  to 
.  comfort  and  relieve  them  according  to  then'  several  neccs- 
:  sities ;  giving  them  patience  under  their  sufterings,  and  a 
happy  issue  out  of  all  theii'athictioni?, 

\Ve  implore  thy  heavenly  blessing  especially  upon  tlie 
land;,  in  which  we  live.  Give  success,  we  pray  thee,  to  th 
lawful  and  viituoue  labours  of  its  inhabitants;  and  provide 
the  necessary  supplies  for  all  their  wants.  Behold  wit^ 
thy  favour  the  President  of  the  United  States,  the  Gov-^ 
^rnor  of  this  State,  and  all  who  are  invested  with  legisl^i- 
,  tive,  judicial,  or  executive  authoritv ;  and.  so  replenish 
them  with  thy  grace,  that  they  may  always  incline  to  i\v-^ 
will  and  walk  in  thy  way,  and  be  enabled  to  promote  arsd 
secure  the  national  peace,  liberty,  safety  and  prosperity. 
Send  down  upon  all  ministers  of  the  gospel  and  upon  ail 
oongrogations  committed  to  their  chni;-<^e "Ihe  needfal  spirit 


S  GENERAL  PRAYERS, 

of  thy  grace,  that  they  may  truly  please  thee ;  a&d  gire 
such  enicacy  to  the  means  of  education  with  which  Uioii 
hast  furnished  us,  that  we  may  become  a  wise  and  righte- 
ous people,  whom  thou  wilt  delight  to  protect  and  favoi^ 
Hear  us,  most  merciful  God,  we  beseech  thee,  in  ihem 
our  supplications  and  intercessions,  which  we  ofter  up  VLni$ 
thee  as  disciples  of  thy  Son;  and  pardon  and  accept 
through  him,  now  and  evermore.  Amen. 

2.  i 

GLORY  and  honour  be  unto  thee,  the  self-existent  anil 
infinite  Jehovah,  who  art  and  wast,  and  shalt  be  frtSSi 
eternity  to  eternity  !  Adoration  and  praise  be  unto  th^, 
the  omnipotent,  all-wise,  all-gracious  Being,  who  fillet 
the  heavens  and  the  earth  with  thy  presence  and  thy  loti^  1 
Glory  and  honour  be  unto  thee,  the  Creator  and  Prij- 
server  of  the  Universe,  the  Father  and  the  Friend  of  tl|ie 
sons  of  men !  Thou  hast  formed  us  after  thine  own  imag?,: 
made  us  intelligent,  free,  and  immortal  spirits,  and  raised 
us  to  the  dignity  of  thy  children  and  v*^orshippers.  Thon 
bestowest  upon  us,  each  returning  day,  invaluable  mercies 
and  blessings  both  for  our  bodies  and  our  souls ;  and  thoi 
art  preparing  us  for  vastly  higher  satisfactions  in  a  bettei 
world. 

Adoration  and  praise  be  unto  thee,  the  Father  of  cojn- 
passion,  the  God  of  all  consolation  and  grace  in  Christ  Je- 
sus our  Lord  !  Thou  hast  pitied  our  sinful  and  wretched 
l-ace,  and  given  us  a  Redeemer  who  is  able  to  save  unt: 
the  uttermost.  By  the  doctrines,  the  death,  and  the  resur- 
rection of  thy  Son,  thou  hast  revealed  to  \j(S  thy  characteaj 
and  will,  conferred  on  us  the  sti^ongest  assurance  an<5 
pledge  of  tl^  mercy,  enriched  us  with  comfort  imder 
our  trials  atid  distresses,  encouraged  and  -enabled  i<s  ti 
prove  faithfnl  to  duty,  delivered  us  from  tlte^^fe^  of  deati 
and  of  hell,  and  set  before  us  the  path  of  lif0  aSj^^ieasurc 
at  thy  right  hand  forevermore.  V  - 

Almighty  God,  how  shall  words  express  the  grandeu 
of  thy  majesty,  and  the  magnitude  and  extent  of  thy  grace 
We  would  bow  down  with  the  profoundeyt  venertttion,  am 
worship  thee  as  the  first,  the  best,  the  most  perfect  of  aJ 
beings.    We  contemplate  with  amazement  the  iiTimeasm 


GENERAL  PRAYERS.  9 
able  distance  between  thee  and  us  thy  frail  and  guilty 
creatures ;  and  rejoifce,  that,  though  thou  art  infinitely  ex- 
halted,  thou  deignest  to  exercise  such  condescension  and 
clemency  towards  us.  To  thee  all  our  homage,  affection, 
and  submission  are  due.  To  praise  and  adore  thee  be  our 
delightful  and  eternal  employment,  and  that  of  all  our 
brethren ! 

Merciful  Parent  of  the  human  family,  enable  us  to  live 
under  an  habitual  sense  of  the  relation  which  we  sustain 
towards  thee.  May  the  recollection  of  thy  greatness  ever 
inspire  us  with  reverence,  and  the  remembrance  of  thy 
mercy  lead  us  to  consecrate  our  bodies  and  our  souls  as  a 
living  sacrifice  unto  thee.  May  a  cheerful  and  miiversal 
obedience  ever  prove  our  gratitude,  and  a  patient  submis- 
sion to  the  afflictions  we  may  encounter  evince  our  trust. 
May  we  ever  rejoice  in  Jesus  Christ  as  the  Captiiin  of  our 
salvation,  open  our  hearts  to  all  his  discoveries  and  com- 
mandments, make  them  the  only  rule  of  owe  faith  and 
ractice,  aim  continually  at  an  increasing  resemblance  of 
is  divine  dispositions  and  virtues,  and  rely  with  immovea- 
ble confidence  upon  the  precious  promises  which  he  sealed 
"with  his  blood.  By  the  influence  of  his  holy  gospel,  may 
we  pass  with  usefulness  and  comfort  through  all  the  vicis- 
situdes of  this  transitory  state,  and  become  qualified  for  an 
entrance  into  that  world,  where  all  his  followers  shall  be- 
hold him  face  to  face. 

These  blessings,  which  we  supplicate  for  ourselves,  we 
beseech  thee,  heavenly  Father,  to  extend  to  the  whole 
family  of  man.  Increase  the  number  of  those,  who  adore 
thee  with  holy  ^oy  and  with  a  Christian  temper  and  life. 
Multiply  the  triumphs  of  truth  over  error,  of  righteous- 
ness over  iniquity,  of  a  filial  spirit  of  love  over  servile  ter- 
rors and  gloomy  fears.  In  all  the  habitations  of  men,  from 
the  rising  unto  the  going  down  of  the  sun,  liay  the  incense 
of  acceptable  praise  and  the  pure  offering  of  a  vjiluouB  life 
be  presented  unto  thee. 

Endow  all  those,  who  are  appointed  to  rule  over  their 
fellowmen,  with  a  superior  measure  of  wisdom  and  benev- 
olence; and  inspire  all  instructors  of  youth  and  all  teach- 
ers of  religion  with  an  ardent  concern  to  promote  the  wcl'- 
i'lve  of  those  with  whom  they  are  connected.  Enlighten 
and  direct  thy  servants  to  whom  the  administration  of  dlir 


GENERAL  PRAYERS, 
goycrumeat  is  committed,  and  all  vrho  are  empowered  to 
ciiact  and  to  execute  our  lav/s,  in  fulfilling  their  arduous 
and  important  duties.  Grant  that  all  the  inhabitants  of  our^ 
land  may  lead  a  quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  godlines|j 
and  honesty.  Vouchsafe  to  preserve  to  us  our  civil  artdl 
religious  rights,  to  protect  us  from  the  horrors  of  war  and 
other  public  calamities,  to  bless  us  with  healthy  and  fruit»: 
lul  seasons,  and  to  prosper  our  agi-iculture,  commerce/ 
and  manufactures.  i 
Have  mercy,  gracious  God,  upon  all  communities  or* 
Siidividuais,  Avho  are  oppressed  by  injustice  and  tyranny  ;^ 
^  lio  are  flying  from  the  sword  of  their  enemies ;  who  are 
suffering  the  desolation  of  famine  or  pestilence ;  who  are 
bowed  down  by  sickness  or  poverty ;  or  who  are  exposed 
to  any  other  necessities  and  dangers.  Prevent  them,  we 
pray  thee,  from  being  overwhelmed  by  such  visitations, 
and  from  sinking  into  despair.  Raise  up  to  them  friends, 
and  send  them  relief  in  their  distresses;  and  cause  the 
rough  and  thorny  path  of  affliction  to  become  to  them  the 
path  to  perfection  and  bliss.— -Let  thy  consolations  cheer 
and  support,  especially,  our  mourning  and  distressed  breth-?. 
ren,  who  are  united  wit;h  this  religious  society,  or  for  whom 
our  prayers  have  been  desired.  Alleviate  their  pains,  both 
of  body  and  mind.  Deliver  them  from  all  then*  sorrows, 
if  this  be  agreeable  to  thy  holy  will,  or  enable  them  to 
sufter  with  pious  resignation  and  hope  ;  and  let  them  find 
by  happy  experience,  that  it  was  good  for  them  to  be  af- 
iiieted. 

And  now  unto  thee,  who  art  able  to  do  exceeding  abund- 
antly above  all  tliat  %vc  ask  or  think,  be  clory  in  the  church 
I J  Christ  Jesus,  throughout  all  ages.    Amen»  . 


GKF.AT  art  thou,  O  God,  and  greatly  to  be  praised; 
worthy  to  be  had  in  reverence  by  all  the  children  of 
men  !  We  worship  thee  as  the  Creator  and  Governor  of 
all  things  visible  and  invisible.  Thou  livest  and  reignest, 
imchangeably  the  same,  without  beginning  of  days  or  end 
of  years.  Thou  art  present  at  all  times  in  every  part  of  thy 
dominion  j  the  universe  is  thy  temple ;  thine  is  the  majes- 
t    'a!?d  the  power,  and  the  gloiy.   Thou  art  perfi^t  la 


GENERAL  PRAYERS.  H 

wisdom,  wonderful  in  counsel,  holy  in  all  thy  ways,  and 
righteous  in  all  thy  works.  Thy  faithfulness  endu^eth  for 
ever,  and  justice  and  judgment  are  the  foundation  of  thy 
throne.  Thou  art  good,  and  thou  doest  good  continually ; 
the  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches ;  and  every  blessing  and  ad- 
vantage  cometh  down  from  thee. 

We  thank  thee,  O  thou  Father  of  lights,  for  the  innum- 
erable mercies  which  thou  hast  bestowed  upon  us.  We 
thank  thee  for  the  gift  of  life ;  for  the  wise  and  useful 
frame  of  our  bodies ;  and  for  the  nobler  powers  of  our 
minds,  by  which  we  are  enabled  to  attain  to  the  knowl- 
edge and  love  of  thee.  We  thank  thee,  that  thou  hast  im- 
planted in  us  a  sense  of  good  and  evil,  and  the  affections 
of  benevolence  and  compassion.  We  thank  thee  for  the 
continual  preservation  of  our  being,  and  confess,  that  food 
and  raiment,  that  health  and  joy  and  all  our  outward  pos- 
sessions are  the  gifts  of  thy  bounty,  and  that  the  blessmgs 
of  friendship,  free(lom,  and  equal  government,  are  thy  be- 
nevolent appointment. 

We  thank  thee,  that  thy  goodness  is  not  confined  to  the 
present  world,  but  that  thou  art  training  us  up  for  ever«- 
lasting  life  by  thy  Providence  and  grace.  We  thank  thee 
for  the  instructions  and  examples  of  the  wise  and  the  good, 
and  for  every  opportunity  of  cultivating  knowledge  and 
virtue.  But  above  all,  we  praise  and  magnify  thee  for  the 
ricli  display  of  thy  love  in  the  manifestation  of  thy  Son 
Jesus  Christ.  We  acknowledge  with  the  highest  grati- 
tude, that  by  him  thou  hast  given  us  thy  heavenly  truth  to 
enlighten  our  minds  and  to  sanctify  our  hearts ;  and  that 
in  his  life  thou  hast  set  before  us  a  model  of  the  most  ex- 
alted goodness,  to  encourage  and  animate  our  upright  en- 
deavours to  serve  thee.  W e  bless  thee  for  the  promises 
of  mercy  and  forgiveness,  and  for  the  hopes  of  immortal- 
ity, which  are  confirmed  to  us  in  his  gospel.  We  rejoice, 
that,  after  he  had  suffered  death  upon  the  cross  for  the  re- 
conciliation of  our  souls  to  thee,  he  was  raised  up  from 
the  grave,  and  became  the  author  of  eternal  salvation  to 
all  those  who  obey  him. 

But,  whilst  we  bless  thee.  Almighty  God,  for  thy  good- 
ness and  thy  wonderful  works ;  we  are  humbled  by  the 
thought  of  our  ingratitude  and  unworthiness.  We  lament 
befoi-e  thee,  that  we  have  not  duly  hearkened  to  the  voice 
D  D  2 


liJ  GENERAL  PRAYERS, 

of  thy  word,  nor  been  as  sensible  of  thy  clemency  and 
€Qmpassion  as  it  behoved  us  to  be.  We  have  been  guilty 
of  many  errors  and  transgi-essions,  and  negligent  in.  the 
,;;oveniment  of  our  hearts  and  the  direction  of  onr  con-^■ 
duct.  We  liave  exposed  ourselves  to  thy  righteous  dis*; 
pleasure ;  and  v^'ould  bow  down  before  thy  thi'one^  implor*' 
iag  thy  pardon.  O  God,  have  mercy  upon  the  works  of 
thy  hand,  and  forgive  and  accept  thy  people,  according  tot 
tlie  covenant  of  thy  grace  in  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  As  it| 
is  the  desire  of  our  hearts  to  return  to  the  path  of  obedi-. 
ence,  enable  us,  we  beseech  thee,  by  the  assistance  of  thy^, 
holy  Spirit,  to  corixct  whatever  is  wron^  in  our  tempers? 
and  behaviour,  and  to  delight  in  the  practice  of  every  thin^ 
goad  and  virtuous.  Endow  us  with  an  active  principle  of? 
humble  and  joyful  pietj',  with  a  supreme  love  and  a  con-« 
»tant  regard  to  thee,  with  a  prevailing  disposition  to  do 
unto  all  men  as  we  would  that  they  should  do  unto  us, 
witli  a  solicitude  to  approve  ourselves  to  thee  the  uner- 
ring judge  by  pure  affections  and  by  a  watchful  cai'c  over 
our  thoughts  and  passions.  Assist  us  to  become  and  to 
eonlinue  the  faithful  disciples  of  thy  Son,  to  glory  in  his 
cross  and  triumph,  and  to  demonstrate  our  attachment 
nnd  devotedness  to  him  by  promoting  the  success  of  his 
gospel  with  ail  our  power,  and  by  causing  the  light  of  a 
prood  example  to  shine  before  others.  And,  while  we  pray 
thee,  merciful  Father,  to  defend  us  from  every  real  evil, 
und  to  confer  upon  us  v/hatever  is  needful  for  our  bodies 
and  our  souls;  we  would  desire  to  submit  ourselves  per- 
fectly to  the  disposal  of  thy  wisdom.  Through  whatever 
changes  we  may  be  conducted  by  thy  Providence,  help  us 
to  improve  them  to  thy  glory ;  that  we  may  be  finally  ad- 
mitted into  those  everlasting  habitations,  which  thou  hast 
li-raciously  promised  to  thy  faithful  servants  by  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

Almighty  God,  thou  wilt  have  all  men  to  be  saved  and 
to  be  brought  unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth.  Enlarge, 
w  e  beseech  thee,  the  kingdom  of  thy  Son,  and  give  liim 
the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  his  possession.  Put 
an  end  to  all  falsehood  in  religion  and  all  wickedness  of 
life.  Grant,  that  pure  and  uncorrupted  Christianity  may 
r^L-cvcil,  that  all  its  prof  ;ssors  may  walk  worthy  of  their 


GENERAL  PRAYERS.  13 
righteousness,  peace,  and  charity  eveiy  where  abound. 
Father  of  mercies,  look  down  with  favour  upon  these 
United  States  of  America.  Enable  the  President,  and  all 
others  in  authority,  to  discharge  the  duties  of  their  stations 
^vith.  wisdom,  and  integrity,  as  men  who  are  responsible  to 
thee.  Caus>e  a  speedy  and  efl'ectual  stop  to  be  put  to  the 
prog^ress  of  immorality  and  profaneness;  that,  on  the  last- 
ing basis  of  public  virtue,  the  public  happiness  may  be  es- 
tablished, and  our  liberties  be  preserved  and  handed  down 
inviolate  to  the  latest  posterity.  Crown  the  year  with  thy 
goodness  ;  help  all  thy  people  to  live  in  concord  and  har- 
mony ;  and  let  all  our  churches  and  schools  be  monu- 
ments of  thy  love.  Extend  thy  pity,  in  paiiacular,  we  pra}' 
thee,  to  all  the  sons  and  daughters  of  sorrow.  Be  thou  a 
lather  to  the  fatherless,  and  the  defender  of  the  widow. 
Provide  for  the  poor;  give  health  to  the  sick;  comfort 
those  who  mourn ;  support  such  as  suffer  for  righteous- 
ness sake  •,  prepare  the  dying  for  their  removal  from  i]\h 
probationary  state ;  and  deliver  the  nations  from  all  tho 
evil  effects  of  ambition,  avarice,  anarchy,  violence,  and  con- 
tention. 

Hear  us,  O  God  of  mercy,  in  these  our  supplications, 
wliich  we  oiler  up  in  the  name  and  as  the  disciples  of  thy 
Son.  And  unto  Him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  to  the 
LamlD  that  was  slain,  be  glory  and  honour  for  ever  r.nd 
ever.  Amen. 


4. 

O  UPREMELY  exalted  and  adorable  Jehovah,  whom  an- 
^  gels  and  archangels  delight  to  worship,  v/honi  tijc 
heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain !  behold  in  mercy  thy 
servants  and  cliildren,  who  come  before  thee  with  the 
voice  of  prayer  and  of  praise.  We  bow  down  before  thee, 
tlie  self-existent  and  eternal  Being,  and  rejoice  in  tlie  rev-, 
elation  which  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  make  of  thy  char- 
acter and  will.  Thou  hast  formed  the  heavens  with  all 
tlieir  hosts,  the  earth  and  all  tliat  dwell  therein.  Thou 
prcservest  universal  nature  in  existence,  maintainest  the 
Ijeaiity  rjid  order  of  thy  works,  and  disposest  all  things  by 
t  ounseis  which  cannot  eiT.  All  creatures  are  entirely  de- 
;'*-:i.;(,jit  lij^nu  tlieo.  and  thou  assigncst  to  each  his  proper 


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GENERAL  PRAYERS. 


station  and  duty.  Thy  Providence  is  perfect;  thy  gov- 
ernment is  righjieous ;  all  thy  commandments  are  eqiuta- 
ble,  pure,  and  good.  Unto  thee  alone,  the  blessed  aad 
supreme  Potentate,  is  unlimited  submission  due.  />> 

We  venerate,  O  God,  thine  almighty  power j  thine  uii«t 
spotted  sanctity,  and  thine  unbounded  wisdom ;  but  wft 
would  especially  acknowledge  thine  infinite  and  everlast* 
ing  goodness.  Thou  art  the  fountain  of  happiness,  and  tho^ 
diffusest  blessings  innumerable  throughout  thy  creation4 
Thou  art  the  Father  of  our  spirits,  and  the  Former  of  our| 
bodies.  Thou  hast  exercised  a  gracious  care  over  us  fron^* 
the  first  moment  of  our  existence,  supplied  our  wants,  an^j 
provided  for  us  miuiy  enjoyments.  We  thank  thee  for  all. 
the  mercies  of  our  outward  condition,  and  for  all  the  sat* 
isfactions  of  society  and  friendship.  We  thank  thee  for 
understanding  and  knowledge,  for  the  capacity  of  making  j 
improvement  in  religion  and  vii'tue,  and  for  all  our  oppor«if, 
tunities  and  means  to  attain  true  happiness.  We  thank^ 
thee,  above  all,  that  thou  hast  sent  thine  only-begotteii? 
Son,  to  save  us  from  ignorance  and  fear,  to  redeem  us. 
from  all  iniquity,  and  to  purify  unto  himself  a  peculiaij  i 
people  zealous  of  good  works.  We  thank  thee,  that  thoti 
wast  in  him  reconciling  the  world  unto  thyself,  that  he 
gave  himself  for  us  and  suffered  the  painful  death  of  the^^ 
cross  for  our  souls,  and  that  through  hira  we  receive  re»| 
mission  of  sin.  We  thank  thee,  that,  by  his  glorious  resur-^B 
rection  and  ascension,  he  has  brought  life  and  immortalitj^B 
to  light ;  that  he  has  opened  before  us  the  solemnities  ^f^t 
a  future  judgment,  and  displayed  to  us  the  mansions  of  th^H 
spirits  of  just  men  made  perfect. 

What  is  man,  O  God,  that  thou  art  so  mindful  of  him,  ^ 
and  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  thus  ?  How 
good  art  thou  to  the  evil  and  unthankful !  and  yet  how  of- 
ten have  we  offended  against  thy  rich  and  unspeakable 
grace,  and  slighted  that  long-suffering  and  forbearance 
which  should  have  led  us  to  repentance  !  how  many  are 
the  occasions,  on  which  we  have  felt  and  acted  inconsist- 
ently with  the  character  which  we  are  required  to  bear, 
the  great  example  which  is  set  before  us,  and  the  sure 
and  precious  promises  to  which  we  are  called  ! — But  suf- 
fer us  not,  O  Lord,  to  perish  in  our  ti'aasgressions ;  deliv- 
er us  from  the  dominion  of  th(:^3;n  in  the  time  to  come.  Eij- 


GENERAL  PRAYERS. 


ible  us  to  live  according  to  the  profession  which  we  mak'o% 
ind  the  desircs  which  we  now  express  before  thee.  Givt; 
IS  such  a  deep  persuasion  of  the  evil  of  sin,  and  of  the  ini- 
lortance  and  necessity  of  a  holy  heart  and  life,  that  ^v(.i 
nay  carefully  abstain  from  all  iuipiety  and  unrighteous- 
ness. Let  the  grace  and  mercy  which  thou  hast  shevv  ii 
iQto  us  in  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  excite  in  us  due  returns* 


sere  kindness,  tenderness,  and  forgiveness  to  all  ouf 
brethren.  Let  the  remembi-ance  of  death,  judgment,  and 
gternity,  effectually  lead  us  to  purify  our  minds,  to  imitate 
the  pattern  of  our  blessed  Master,  and  never  to  be  weary 
in  well-doing.  Let  the  assurances  and  pledges,  which 
thou  hast  given  us  of  thy  love  to  all  thy  upright  and  faiUi- 
;ul  children,  fill  our  hearts  with  joyful  hope  and  with  a 
!irm  reliance  upon  thy  divine  assistance.  Safe  under  tl^y 
protection,  and  happy  in  thy  favour,  may  we  cheerfully 
follow  where  thou  pleasestto  conduct  us,  desh'e  only  what 
thou  shalt  see  fit  to  give  us,  and  endure  with  foi  titude  th»* 
trials  which  thou  shalt  appoint  for  us.  In  health  and  in  sick- 
ness, in  life  and  in  death,  may  we  lift  up  our  souls  unto 
thee,  and  make  thy  goodness  and  mercy  in  the  Mediator 

I of  our  race  our  only  confidence  and  joy.  And  having  liv- 
ed, by  thy  grace,  in  a  state  of  continual  improvement  and 
preparation  for  thy  heavenly  kingdom,  may  we  finally  ha 
;  received  into  the  same,  to  the  praise  and  glory  of  thy  name, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

O  God,  who  art  the  Father  of  all  mankind,  fill  the 
!  minds  of  thy  reasonable  creatures,  we  beseech  thee,  with. 
'  the  knowledge  of  ihy  truth,  and  deliver  them  from  every 
evil  affection.  Cause  the  gospel  of  thy  Son  to  prevail 
through  the  world,  to  enter  the  hearts  and  govern  the  lives 
of  all  its  inhabitants,  and  to  make  all  nations  righteous  and 
happy.  Reform  the  disorders,  which  arise  from  the  evil 
passions  of  men  ;  and  prosper  the  just  designs  of  all  who 
delight  in  peace.  Grant,  that  the  blessings  of  free  and 
equal  government  may  become  universal,  the  advantages 
of  civil  society  be  widely  extended,  the  best  interests  of 
eveiy  community  be  fully  secured,  and  all  thy  children  be 
united  in  the  praise  of  thee  and  tlie  love  of  one  another. 
'  We  commit  to  thee,  our  righteous  Governor,  all  the 
important  concerns  of  our  couuUy.   We  pray,  that  wa. 


constrain  us  to  exercise  siu- 


16 


GENERAL  PRAYERS. 


may  live  in  safety,  and  enjoy  thy  blessings  in  ti'auquillitjl 
and  peace;  that  we  may  escape  the  destructive  evfls 
■which  thou  hast  appointed  for  wicked  nations ;  and  thai 
religion  and  virtue  may  so  prevail  among  us,  that  o\Ji 
privileges  may  be  transmitted  to  succeeding  ages.  Be 
pleased  to  give  us  the  fruits  of  the  earth  in  their  seasons.; 
and  to  bless  all  orders  of  men  in  the  diligent  discharge  ^\ 
their  respective  duties.  Give  success  to  all  the  meani! 
employed  among  us  for  instructing  the  young,  for  reclaim* 
ing  the  vicious,  and  for  establishing  the  well-dispos^ 
Enlighten,  direct,  and  prosper  the  President  of  the  Uni-- 
ted  States,  and  all  who  are  invested  with  authority.  Maj 
they  be  men  fearing  tJiee,  and  hating  covetousness  and  afi! 
manner  of  iniquity ;  may  all  their  power  and  influence  b€ 
exerted  for  the  promotion  of  the  welfare  of  the  peoplfe. 
and  the  advancement  of  thy  glory ;  and,  under  their  gov- 
ernment, may  justice  and  judgment  be  impartially  admia- 
istered.  J 

Finally,  we  beseech  thee,  O  God  of  mercy,  to  exten# 
thy  favourable  regard  to  all  our  brethren  who  are  in  affliii- 
tion.  May  thy  wisdom  be  their  direction,  thy  power  their 
support,  thy  goodness  their  confidence.  By  patience  ^ndi 
a  serious  improvement  of  their  sufferings,  may  they  li^ 
prepared  for  unmixed  happiness  in  that  better  woH^ 
where  all  thy  ways  will  be  completely  justified,  and  ever- 1 
lasting  praise  will  ascend  to  thy  throne. 

And  unto  thee,  the  King  eternal,  immortal,  and  invi£> 
ble,  be  all  honoui"  and  glory,  through  Jesus  Christ,  otOr 
Mediator  and  Redeemer,  now  and  evermore.   Araen.  , 

~  I 

ETERNAL  and  most  merciful  God,  unto  whom  all 
hearts  are  open,  and  from  whom  no  secrets  can  be 
hid !  we  would  raise  our  thoughts  and  affections  to  thee, 
as  the  greatest  and  the  best  of  beings,  the  object  of  su- 
preme veneration,  the  high  and  mighty  Ruler  of  the  Uni- 
verse. The  heavens  are  thy  throne,  the  earth  is  thy  foot- 
stool. Honour  and  majesty  are  before  thee;  stren^h 
and  beauty  are  in  thy  sanctuary  ;  holiness  becometh  thine 
house  for  ever.  Powerful  is  thine  arm ;  unsearchable  are 
thy  judgments ;  righteous  is  thy  reign ;  with  ttiee  there  i? 


GENERAL  PRAYERS,  17 
10  respect  of  persons.  Thy  wrath  is  revealed  against  all 
mgodliness  and  wickedness ;  thy  mercy  is  sui'e  to  every 
lumble  and  penitent  soul ;  thy  counsels  are  counsels  of 
5eace,  and  not  of  evil.  We  address  ourselves  to  thee  as 
iependant,  frail,  and  guilty  creatures,  who  cannot  exist 
ivithout  thy  support,  who  cannot  be  happy  without  thy 
love.  We  acknowledge,  that  all  our  facidties  are  the 
«rork  of  thy  hand,  that  all  our  outward  advantages  and  en- 
joyments ai'e  the  gifts  of  thy  providence,  that  all  our  con- 
solation and  improvement  flow  from  thy  grace.  We  bless 
tjiee  for  all  those  satisfactions  and  comforts,  which  have 
sustained,  cheered,  and  gladdened  us  in  every  stage  of  our 
pilgrimage.  We  praise  thee,  that  we  are  made  but  a  little 
lower  than  the  angels,  and  formed  with  capacities  to  know, 
to  love,  and  to  rejoice  in  thee  for  ever.  We  thank  thee, 
above  all,  for  the  mission  of  thy  beloved  Son,  for  redemp- 
tion through  his  blood,  even  tJie  forgiveness  of  sins,  for 
ithe  possession  of  his  precious  gospel,  for  tlie  privilege  of 
freely  enquiring  into  its  meaning,  and  for  the  liberty  of 
openly  professing  our  faith.  What  everlasting  gratitude 
.ija  due  to  thee,  that  his  doctrines  perfectly  enlighten  the 
human  mind,  that  his  precepts  clearly  point  out  to  us  the 
pgth  of  duty,  that  his  example  incites  and  encourages  our 
works  of  love,  that  his  death  speaks  peace  and  joy  to  the 
upright  believer,  that  his  resurrection  from  the  grave  es- 
Idiblishes  our  confidence  in  him  as  our  divine  Mediator  and 
iLedeemer,  and  that  his  ascension  to  glory  enlivens  our 
best  and  dearest  hopes ! 

10  God !  accept,  we  beseech  thee,  the  expressions  of 
our  thankfulness  for  these  inestimable  mercies.  Pardon, 
pf  thi|ie  infinite  goodness,  whatever  of  liikewarmness  and 
disobedience  thy  pure  eyes  have  seen  in  our  minds  and  in 
our  lives.    Give  us  grace  to  make  a  diligent  and  faithful 
use  of  every  talent  committed  to  our  care.   Vouchsafe  to 
direct  us  in  all  our  religious  enquiries.    Help  us  to  shuti 
all  presumptioji,  and  to  maintain  a  humble  and  teachable 
disposition.  Preserve  us  from  those  prejudices  which  per- 
vert the  judgment,  from  those  passions  Y>'hich  debase  thf 
imder standing,  from  those  mi^lHkes  which  weaken  the 
,1  |)rinciples  and  obstruct  the  practice  of  Christian  vhtuej 
!'  Irom  those  superstitious  imaginations  and  fears  which 
'  betrav  men  into  flisbonon.i^hle  and  nnworthv  conceptions 


fit! 


fii 


n  GENERAL  PRAYERS, 

of  tlice.  Assist  us  to  know  thee  more  and  more  perftsijafly 
to  understand  thy  will  and  our  exalted  destination,  to  tAa 
thee  the  object  of  our  highest  confidence,  reverence  an( 
joy,  to  love  thee  with  all  our  souls,  and  to  walk  with  cir- 
cumspection and  alacrity  according  to  thy  holy  command* 
jiients.  May  we  daily  learn  more  of  that  Saviour  who  wa: 
meek  and  lowly  in  heart,  take  his  yoke  upon  us,  and  fine 
his  promised  rest  and  peace.  May  our  faith  in  him  con-j 
tinually  grow  stronger  and  more  efficacious,  and  that  saifad 
mind  and  spirit  be  in  us  which  was  in  him.  May  his  gos- 
pel be  completely  successful  in  correcting  our  errors,  it 
forming  within  us  tlie  amiable  graces  of  the  Christian  char- 
iicter,  in  supporting  us  under  the  difficulties  and  sufteringii 
of  this  transitory  life,  and  in  preparing  us  for  the  glorj' 
which  is  about  to  be  revealed.  Having  lived  as  his  trtti 
followers,  may  the  remembrance  of  his  crucifixion  and  tti; 
xunph  banish  every  fear  from  our  bosoms  in  the  houi'  ol; 
death.  And,  in  the  day  of  judgment,  may  thy  grace  givcl 
us  the  portion  of  those,  to  whom  our  Lord  shall  say :  "come 
**  ye  blessed  of  my  father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared 
*'for  you  from  the  foundation  of  the  worlds'* 

Almighty  God,  thou  desirest  not  the  destruction  of  an;^. 
hut  hast  loved  the  whole  world  and  given  thy  Sontotas^ 
deatli  for  eveiy  man.    O  grant,  we  beseech  thee,  that  all 
the  children  of  Adam  may  rejoice  in  the  light  of  his  go»« 
pel,  and  experience  the  invaluable  blessings,  which  aw! 
bestowed  upon  us  through  his  mediation.    Be  pleased  66: 
to  direct  the  affiiirs  of" this  world,  and  to  smile  upon  aHj 
proper  means  for  the  advancement  of  thy  kingdom,  tllfii 
kingdom  of  truth,  purity,  and  righteousness,  that  it  ma^f 
soon  be  completely  and  universally  established.  Put 
end,  we  pray  thee,  to  tyranny  and  violence,  to  the  destruc-' 
tive  schemes  of  ungodly  ambition,  to  the  efl:usion  of  human 
blood,  and  to  the  unnatural  devastations  and  calamities 
war.  Dispose  all,  who  bear  the  name  of  thy  Son,  to  speak 
the  truth  in  love,  to  honour  each  other,  and  to  live 
brethren.    And  let  every  plant,  which  thou,  our  heavenl) 
Father,  hast  not  planted^  be  rooted  up. 

We  pray  for  the  various  tribes  of  the  human  family 
May  it  please  thee  to  fatour  all  virtuous  and  pious  coni 
munities  with  thy  special  protection,  and  to  employ  all  tlx 
methods  of  thy  government  for  the  reformation  oi  ?^it^h  f ' 
are  vicious  and  corrupt.  y 


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We  Implore  thy  blessing,  especially,  iipoii  tlie  laad  in 
>tvhich  we  live.  Four  out  upon  us,  ()  God,  a  spirit  of  re* 
pentance  and  reformation  of  all  our  national  sins.  Grant, 
that  our  civil  and  religious  liberties  may  be  secured  and 
preserved,  and  that  our  public  counsels,  founded  upon 
truth  and  righteousness,  may  be  crowned  with  success. 
May  all  om-  magistrates,  judges,  and  rulersj  be  inspired 
with  wisdom  and  energy,  with  a  love  of  justice,  with  a 
eeal  for  religion,  and  with  a  generous  concern  for  the  hap- 
piness of  the  people.  May  all  the  ministers  of  thy  word 
be  found  faithful,  helpers  of  the  joy  of  their  fellow-Chris- 
tians, not  lords  over  thine  heritage,  but  examples  to  the 
flock.  May  it  please  thee  to  smile  upon  the  useful  la- 
bours of  the  various  classes  of  our  citizens,  to  give  us  the 
fruits  of  the  earth,  and  to  preserve  us  from  the  horrors  of 
w  ar,  of  famine,  of  pestilence,  of  conflagrations,  and  other 
public  calamities.  Or,  shouldst  thou,  in  thine  infinite  w^is* 
dom,  visit  us  with  such  chastisements;  grant,  we  beseech 
ihee,  that  they  may  not  terminate  in  our  destruction,  but 
cooperate  with  all  other  events  for  our  improvement  and 
everlasting  felicity. 

We  pray  thee,  O  thou  God  of  compassion !  to  have  mer- 
cy upon  the  sons  and  daughters  ofaflliction.  Ease  the 
pained,  restore  the  sick,  strengthen  the  feeble,  support  the 
aged,  assist  the  tempted,  satisfy  the  doubting,  feed  the 
poor  with  bread,  plead  the  cause  of  the  oppressed,  send 
persecuted.  Preserve  those  who  travel  by  land  or  water ; 
sliow  pity  upon  prisoners  and  captives ;  do  thou,  the  Fath- 
*?r  of  the  fatherless,  the  widow's  God,  bind  up  the  broken- 
hearted, and  comfort  those  that  mourn.  Turn  the  wick-, 
ed  from  every  evil  way ;  let  one  spu-it,  the  spirit  of  har- 
mony, piety,  love,  and  joy,  he  difi\ised  over  thy  creation? 
and  raise  all  men  to  those  pure  and  endless  pleasuresy 
^  hich  are  found  at  thy  right  hand. 

And  now  to  thee,  O  God,  who  hast  created  us,  to  thee 
"vlio  hast  redeemed  us,  to  thee  who  art  sanctifying  the 
hearts  of  thy  faithful  servants,  be  everlasting  honour  anU 
giory.  Amen^ 


NFINITE  and  incomprehensible  Jehovah,  whom  an- 
^md  archangels  delight       woi^Mp,  whom  th^ 


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4 

M  GENERAL  PRAYERS, 

heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain:  vve  look  up  unto  Hif 
throne  with  a  deep  conviction,  that  it  is  our  duty  to  ac« 
knowledge  thee  in  all  our  ways,  and  devoutly  to  offer  unto 
thee  our  thanks  and  prayers.    We  praise  thee  that  thou 
hast  been  pleased  to  furnish  us  with  all  things  necessary  t(>  j 
life  and  godliness  in  the  doctrines  of  thy  holy  gospel ;  ami  i 
we  would  implore  thy  gracious  assistance,  to  enable  us  i 
walk  worthy  of  our  high  vocation.  I 

Thou  hast  revealed  thyself  to  us  as  the  Creator  and  Ru«  j 
ler  of  heaven  and  of  earth,  in  whom  we  and  all  other  be*  I 
ings  live  and  move,  and  in  whose  hands  our  times  and  oup 
fates  are  reposed. —  Help  us,  therefore,  to  venerate  thee  ll 
with  the  deepest  humility,  to  be  always  sensible  of  thy  | 
majesty  and  power,  to  subject  ourselves  to  thee  with  obe* : 
dient  hearts,  to  remember  our  entire  dependance  upon 
thy  will,  and  to  look  up  to  thee  alone  for  temporal  an<l 
eternal  happiness.  i 

Thou  hast  made  us  acquainted  with  thy  character,  dt 
the  omnipresent  and  omniscient,  the  holy  and  righteous 
God,  to  whom  the  thoughts  of  all  are  perfectly  known,  wh.& 
continually  beholds  both  the  evil  and  the  good,  who  is 
able  to  save  or  to  destroy,  and  who  will  not  fail  to  reward 
or  punish  men  according  to  the  state  of  their  hearts  and 
the  tenour  of  their  lives. —  Grant  O  Lord,  we  beseech! 
thee,  that,  under  the  influence  of  such  views  of  thy  pei>| 
fections,  we  may  walk  before  thee  with  holy  care,  dreadi 
and  fly  from  every  secret  sin,  cherish  a  sacred  regard  tcn 
thine  authority  at  all  times  and  in  all  places,  zealously 
strive  to  perform  whatever  thou  commandest,  prefer  titeyl 
friendship  and  approbation  to  eveiy  other  object,  anaj 
never  despond  whilst  thou  the  Lord  God  omnipotent  sjd 
with  us.  i 

Thou  hast  taught  us  to  contemplate  thee  as  a  gracioM 
and  merciful  Father,  delighting  to  do  good  to  thy  chil- 
dren,  exercising  forbearance  towards  our  infirmities,  and  ^ 
pardoning  those  who  renounce  their  transgressions  and  ^ 
walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the  sph-it.    Dispose  us, 
by  such  considerations,  to  love  thee  supremely,  to  rejoice  pj 
in  thee  evermore,  to  adore  thee  with  filial  confidence,  and 
to  commit  our  bodies  and  souls  to  thee  with  immovable  ^ 
tranquility  and  hox>e.  [, 

Thou  haist  given  us  thy  beloved  Son  Jesus  Christ,  to  be 
the  light  of  the  vrorld,  the  conductor  of  our  souls  ia  tht 


GENERAL  PRAYERS.  2i 
path  of  righteousness  and  peace,  the  Mediator  betweeu 
us  and  thee,  the  Redeemer  who  is  able  to  save  unto  the 
wttermost  and  to  raise  his  followers  to  his  own  honour  and 
felicity.' —  Grant,  O  God,  that  we  may  fully  realize  the 
•worth  of  his  gospel,  and  profess  it  openly  before  the 
world.  May  we  rejoice  in  his  doctrines,  death,  and  re- 
surrection, and  entertain  the  strongest  trust  in  his  promi- 
ses. May  we  place  ourselves  under  his  direction  and 
guidance,  keep  his  character  continually  before  our  eyes, 
and  look  unto  him  in  life  and  in  death  as  the  author  and 
finisher  of  our  faith. 

Almighty  Ci  od,  thou  hast  connected  us  together  in  a 
state  of  society  by  the  tenderest  ties,  and  appointed  us  to 
instruct,  to  counsel,  to  encourage,  to  relieve,  to  console, 
and  to  support  one  another.^  May  we  ever  take  pleasure 
m  promoting  the  welfare  and  cheering  the  minds  of  our 
fellow-travellers  to  eternity.  May  we  always  cordially  love 
our  friends,  and  forgive  and  do  good  to  our  enemies,  per* 
secutors,  and  slanderers.  May  we  faithfully  serve  one 
another  with  the  talents  and  possessions,  which  thou  hast 
confided  to  us  as  thy  stewards.  May  we  feel  and  act  as 
brethren,  the  servants  of  one  common  Master,  the  chil- 
dren of  the  same  Father  in  heaven,  the  heirs  of  the  same 
blessings  beyond  the  grave. 

Thou  hast  ordained,  that,  after  a  short  pilgrimage  on 
earth,  our  bodies  shall  die  and  our  spirits  ascend  unto  thee 
then-  Maker.  Thou  hast  taught  us,  diat  we  shall  all  be 
placed  before  the  judgment- seat  of  Jesus  Christ,  tliatmen 
shall  reap  what  they  have  sown  on  earth,  and  that  an  end* 
less  duration  awaits  each  one  of  us. —  O  God !  may  we 
never  boast  of  to-morrow,  nor  delay  the  performance  of 
the  work  which  thou  hast  given  us  to  do,  nor  attach  our- 
selves immoderately  to  this  world.  May  the  thought  of 
death  and  judgment  lead  us  to  frequent  and  serious  self- 
examination,  and  preserve  us  from  engaging  in  vain  and 
criminal  pursuits.  May  it  be  our  first  concern,  to  be 
found  faithful  by  thee,  to  improve  and  exalt  the  faculties 
of  our  immortal  souls,  to  lay  up  treasures  in  heaven,  te 
keep  our  loins  girt  and  our  lamps  burning,  and  to  hold 
ourselves  in  constant  readiness  for  the  coming  of  the  great 
God  and  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

May  eveiy  truth  of  religion  be  rendered  impressive  t© 
-Gur  rainds^  and  duly  influence  us  in  all  we  think  and  feel; 


m  GENERAL  PRAYERS, 

and  say  and  do ;  tliat,  forgetting  the  things  which  are  he* 
hind,  we  may  press  forward  continually  to  the  mark  of  our 
liigh  calling,  and  obtain  the  prize  of  eternal  life,  which  thy 
grace  is  about  to  bestow  upon  thy  faithful  servants. 

Almighty  God,  thou  art  the  Father  of  all  mankind.  To- 
the  protection  and  blessing  of  thy  Providence  we  com-' 
mend  all  our  brethren,  the  nigh  and  the  low,  the  rich  and 
the  poor  5  beseeching  thee  to  enable  them  to  discharge 
their  respective  duties,  and  to  enjoy  contentedly  whatever 
thou  bestowest  on  them. 

May  oiu*  rulers  and  the  rulers  of  all  communities 
and  nations  be  duly  sensible  of  thy  sovereign  authority, 
and  of  the  rights  of  those  by  whom  they  are  intrusted  with 
the  weighty  chaise  of  government;  obey  thee  in  all  hu- 
mility ;  and  exercise  their  power  with  wisdom,  fidelity,  and 
clemency. 

May  all,  who  are  subject  to  lawful  authority,  set  a  just 
value  on  the  blessings  of  good  government,  contribute 
their  several  parts  towards  the  public  order  and  happiness, 
and  conscientiously  fulfil  theh'  obligations. 

Bless  the  rich,  O  Lord,  with  a  disposition  to  do  good. 
Teach  the  poor  to  be  sober,  honest,  industrious,  and  con- 
tented with  their  lot.  Help  all  who  suffer  distress  to  re«* 
joice  in  the  discoveries  of  thy  word,  and  to  commit  them- 
selves to  thy  keeping  in  patience  and  well-doing.  Lead  all 
classes  of  men  amongst  us  to  laboui'  in  their  vocatiottf 
with  integrity,  diligence  and  zeal.  And  grant,  that,  by 
constantly  obeying  thy  laws,  by  mutually  exercising  equi- 
ty and  kindness,  we  and  all  our  fellow-creatures  may  en- 
joy the  blessings  which  thou  givest  us  in  this  world,  and 
be  trained  up  for  the  participation  of  endless  felicity  in  th^ 
world  to  come,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 


7. 

ALiMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  God,  who  art  infinitev 
ly  exalted  above  every  created  being !  we  rejoice  that 
we  are  permitted  to  raise  our  thoughts  unto  thee,  and  {o 
call  thee  our  Father.  We  adore  thee  as  the  Parent  of  an- 
gels and  of  men,  and  praise  thee  for  the  gracious  care  -with 
which  thou  providest  for  our  temporal  and  spiritual  wel- 
fare. And  we  pi*ay,  that  we  may  be  animated  with  a  spirit 


GENERAL  PRAYERS.  ^ 
•of  filial  piety,  that  we  may  delight  in  the  contemplation  of 
thy  character  and  government,  and  call  upon  thee  at  all 
times  with  that  cheerfulness  and  confidence,  with  which 
affectionate  children  approach  a  kind  and  indulgent  Parent. 

Grant,  for  this  purpose,  we  beseech  thee,  that  we  and 
all  our  fellow-men  may  see  thee  more  and  more  perfect- 
ly as  thou  art,  and  entertain  worthy  conceptions  of  thy  na- 
ture, government,  and  will. 

May  that  pure  and  undefiled  religion,  which  Jesus 
taught,  and  which  is  the  fountain  of  all  our  knowledge  oC 
i  thee,  be  universally  diffused,  received,  obeyed,  and  de- 
i  monstrated  to  be  the  power  of  God  unto  salvat,ion  to  all 
who  sincerely  believe  it    Under  its  influence,  may  thy 
I  laws  be  fulfilled  with  alacrity  and  pleasure ;  and  all  thy 
rational  creatures  on  earth  emulate  the  zeal  and  devotion 
of  angels  and  good  men  made  perfect. 

Thou  alone  knowest,  great  God,  what  measure  of  health 
and  prosperity  is  good  for  man  all  the  days  of  his  life  on 
earth.  Bestow  upon  us,  we  beseech  thee,  what  thy  wis- 
xlom  sees  to  be  necessary.  Preserve  us  from  anxious  cares 
and  restless  desires.  Teach  us  to  moderate  om*  attach- 
ment to  the  world,  to  be  content  with  our  lot,  and  to  be 
thankful  for  the  blessings  which  we  receive  from  thy  lib-- 
eral  hand. 

We  confess,  that  we  are  unprofitable  servants,  that  we 
have  not  deserved  thy  favours,  and  that  we  have  often  of- 
fended against  thy  holy  commandments.  But  we  implore 
from  thee,  who  delightest  to  show  compassion  unto  the 
contrite,  the  remission  of  all  our  errors  and  sins,  upon  the 
gracious  terms  proposed  in  thy  gospel.  Incline  our  hearts, 
by  a  lively  sense  of  our  many  frailties  and  of  our  great 
need  of  thy  mercy,  to  forgive  and  to  do  good  to  those  who 
may  injure  us.  And  as  we  are  conscious  of  our  own  weak- 
ness, we  intreat  thee,  the  Governor  of  the  Universe,  to 
place  us  in  circumstances  favourable  to  our  improvement. 
Assist  us  to  shun  the  snares  and  temptations  of  vice,  to 
avail  ourselves  of  every  means  of  grace,  to  fight  the  good 
fight  of  faith,  to  watch,  to  pray,  and  to  be  sober,  to  take 
up  the  cross  and  deny  ourselves,  following  our  great  Sa- 
viour and  Example  v/ith  fidelity  and  constancy. 
Finally,  we  pray,  that  we  and  all  our  fellow-men  may  be 
enabled  to  bear  v/hatever  afillctions  thou  sendest  us,  and 
E  s  2 


Ci  GENERAL  PRAYERS.  i 

that  m  thia©  owii  good  season  we  may  be  4elivere(l  from  ? 
every  soitow  and  distress.  Deliver  the  nations  from  all  i 
ignorance,  injustice,  tyranny  and  bloodshed.  Deliver  our  i 
country  from  every  evil  which  we  feel  or  fear.  Deliver 
the  sick  and  the  unhappy  from  the  calamities  wliich  they  5^ 
suffer.  Deliver  the  souls  of  the  dyin^  from  gloomy  fears^  i 
and  gi-ant  them  an  abundant  entrance  mto  the  land  of  eter-  : 
nal  love  and  joy. 

We  offer  up  these  our  supplications  unto  thee  as  the  t 
djsciples  of  thy  Son,  and  with  full  reliance  upon  his  assur-  i 
ance  that  those  who  ask  with  sincerity  and  faith  shall  re-  f 
ceive.    Thy  power  is  equal  to  thy  goodness.   All  things 
in  heaven  and  on  earth  are  at  thy  disposal.    And  thin^be 
tlie  honour,  the  glory,  the  gi-atitude  and  the  praise,  for 
ever  and  ever,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Mediator  and  Re» 
fleeraer.   Amen.  i 


OUR  Father  "w^ho  art  in  heaven  *  look  (Jown  in  mercy* 
upon  thy  needy  and  dependant  children,  who  have 
come  to  thine  altar  with  the  sacrifice  of  prayer  and  thanks- 
giving.   We  approach  thee  with  tlie  persuasion,  that  thou 
art  elevated  above  all  our  praise,  and  that  no  tribute  from 
mortals  can  add  to  thy  happiness  or  glor}\  The  faculties, 
with  which  Ave  worship  thee,  are  thy  gift;  of  thee,  and 
through  thee,  and  to  thee,  are  all  things.  But  we  rejoice, 
that,  tttough  thou  art  too  great  to  need  our  offerings,  thon 
art  too  good  to  despise  them.  Wc  bless  thee,  that  we  ar« 
indulged  in  the  invaluable  honour  and  privilege  of  spread- 
ing our  wants  before  thee.  We  bless  thee,  that  whilst  thoa 
art  superintending  the  concerns  of  ten  thousand  world?, 
thou  condescendest  to  hear  our  supplications,  and  to  numr 
her  the  very  hairs  of  our  heads.    We  bless  thee  for  the  | 
promise  of  thy  word,  that  thou  wilt  be  nigh  unto  all  thosp  ^ 
who  call  upon  thee  in  sincerity  and  truth.    Fulfil  now,  O  i 
l^ordjthe  desires  and  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  shall  be 
most  expedient  for  them.  May  it  please  thee,  of  thine  | 
5nite  mercy,  to  give  us  healfli  of  body  and  cheerfulness  at 
mind,  to  prosper  our  honest  industry,  and  to  protect  us 
from  danger  and  distress,  if  thine  mierring  wisdom  shaJJ 
■p^crf^^lvc  tills  to  be  s'ood  for  lis.  Vouchsafe-;  of  thine  infinite 


i 


GENERAL  PRAYERS.  ^5 
mercy,  to  blot  out  our  many  sins  and  iniquities,  and  to 
Spare  and  save  the  souls  of  thy  servants,  w  ho  with  unfeign- 
ed contrition  draw  near  to  thy  throne  througli  the  hlootj 
of  the  everlasting  covenant.  Condaot  us  by  thy  Spirit  and 
Providence,  in  safety,  through  this  transitory  w  orld.  Lead 
us  to  the  perception  of  eveiy  necessary  truth.  Implant 
and  noui'ish  in  our  hearts  pious  principles  and  virtuous  af- 
fections. Sanctify  us  in  tlie  springs  ot  action ;  assist  us  to 
govern  oui'  tempers  and  passions ;  enable  us  to  live  not  by 
sight,  but  by  faith,  the  faith  of  that  Lord  who  hath  loved  U3 
and  given  himself  for  us,  and  to  adorn  oui'  profession  by  an 
unblamable  walk  and  conversation.  Vouchsafe  to  prepare 
each  one  of  us  for  our  respective  situations,  circumstiinces 
and  trials.  Incline  the  young,  O  God,  to  cultivate  a  sober 
fnind,  to  remember  thee  their  Creator,  Redeemer,  aud 
Judge,  and  to  acquire  those  habits,  which  will  secure  their 
present  peace  and  usefulness,  and  qualify  them  for  celes- 
tial felicity.  Lead  those,  who  have  arrived  to  the  middle 
stage  of  life,  to  labour  while  it  is  day  in  thy  service  and  for 
the  benefit  of  their  fellow-men,  before  the  night  cometh 
when  no  man  can  work.  Support  thine  aged  servants  un- 
iiev  all  their  infirmities,  and  help  tlicm  by  tlieir  example 
to  convince  the  rising  generation,  tliat  religion  has  pOAver 
to  shed  comfort  upon  the  decline  of  life  and  to  smooth  t];e 
passage  to  the  tomb.  Dispose  such  as  are  x>05'SCssed  of 
this  world's  goods,  to  enjoy  them  with  a  temperate  and 
thankful  soul,  and  to  be  ready  to  disti'ibute  their  treasures 
for  the  relief  of  the  necessitous.  Inspire  the  poor  and  the 
afilicted  with  submission  and  hope,  and  assist  them  to  se- 
cure themselves  unfading  riches  beyond  the  grave.  Grant 
that,  as  parents  or  children,  as  masters  or  servants,  as 
members  of  families  and  citizens  of  the  state,  we  may  dis- 
chai'ge  our  obligations  with  diligence  and  care,  and  shine 
as  lights  in  thy  churcli  on  earth.  While  we  are  fervent  in 
spirit  and  zealous  of  good  works,  may  we  possess  that 
peace  which  tlxe  world  is  unable  to  give,  and  go  on  our 
way  rejoicing.  In  eveiy  situation  in  wluch  we  shall  be 
placed,  may  it  be  our  chief  care  to  be  found  doing  justly, 
loving  naercy,  walking  humbly  before  thee  the  Lord  our 
God,  following  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  and  seeking  thy 
heavenly  kingdom.  In  joy  and  sorrow,  in  life  and  death, 
roiij  ('ur  sor^^  be  stayed  upon  thee,  and  triumph  in  the  a s- 
sunmce  of  thy  love  aud  of  the  i^esurrection  of  the  jtcst-. 


5^6  PRAYERS  AFTER  SERMON. 

These  blessings,  which  we  solicit  for  ourselves,  we  be- 
seech thee.  Father  of  mercies,  to  extend  unto  all  our  breth- 
I'en,  and  finally  to  i-eceive  them  and  us  into  the  mansions 
of  everlastino-  life  and  bliss,  through  thy  rich  and  free 
!;;race  in  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son,  our  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Amen. 


SECTION  III. 

FOUR  PRAYERS  after  sermon, 
1. 

f  \  God,  the  eternal  source  of  wisdom  and  purity,  froai 
whom  all  good  counsels,  all  holy  desires,  and  all  ju*t 
works  do  proceed ;  we  offer  up  our  prayers  unto  thee,  be- 
seeching  thee  to  sanctify  our  hearts  by  thy  holy  word. 
What  we  know  not,  teach  thou  us.  Whatever  is  wrong 
in  us,  dispose  and  enable  us  to  reform.  Whatever  in  us 
is  good,  assist  us  to  carry  forward  to  perfection.  Grant 
that  we  may  go  forth  into  the  world  with  the  spirit  of  true 
religion  in  our  souls,  and  spend  all  our  days  in  thy  fear 
and  love  ;  that  we  may  depart  from  this  scene  of  discip- 
line, whenever  thou  shalt  take  us  away,  with  Christian 
hope,  and  be  admitted  into  thy  sacred  temple  above 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

3. 

A  CCEPT,  O  thou  God  of  compassion,  the  thankful  aCi- 
knowledgments  of  our  hearts  for  the  privileges  av hick 
we  have  enjoyed  at  this  time.  Forgive  the  imperfection 
of  our  devotions  and  whatever  thy  pure  eyes  may  have 
seen  amiss  in  us.  Of  thy  great  mercy,  grant  us  such  things 
as  shall  be  good  for  us,  though  we  may  neglect  to  pray  for' 
them  ;  and  deny  us  such  things  as  would  be  hurtful  to  us, 
though  we  should  earnestly  desire  them.  Impress  upon 
our  minds  the  solemn  counsels  of  thy  word,  and  let  not 
the  cares  or  pleasures  of  the  world  prevent  or  impair  their 
efficacy.  Help  us  to  walk  sisk  in  thy  sacred  presence;  and 
at  last  vouchsafe  to  receive  us  into  glory,  through  Jesus 
Christ  oui'  Lord  uad  Saviour.  Amen. 


4 


SCRIPTURAL  BENEDICTIONS.  ^7 
8. 

A  L]SnGHTY  God,  ourheavenly  Father,  through  whose 
infinite  goodness  -we  have  been  permitted  to  offer  up 
our  united  supplications  and  to  meditate  upon  the  inter- 
ests of  our  immortal  souls:  hear  thou  in  heaven,  we  be- 
seech thee,  the  petitions  of  our  hearts,  and  give  thy  bless- 
ing to  the  lessons  which  w^e  have  learned,  as  far  as  they 
agree  witli  thy  tinith  in  scripture.  Establish  our  minds 
in  the  love  of  every  Christian  ordinance  and  duty.  Grant, 
that  this  house  of  prayer  may  become  and  continue  to  us 
the  gate  of  heaven,  the  temple  of  devout  and  holy  joy,  the 
refuge  of  our  souls  from  the  trials  and  temptations  of  life, 
the  school  of  genuine  wisdom  and  virtue.  Fit  as  more 
and  more  perfectly  for  glorifying  thy  name  upon  earth, 
and  for  singing  thy  praise  in  the  mansions  of  thy  house 
above,  tlirough  Jesus  Christ  our  Mediator  ami  Redeemer. 
Amen. 

4. 

GRANT,  we  beseech  thee.  Almighty  God,  that  tlie 
words  which  we  have  heard  this  day  with  our  out- 
ward ears,  may  be  so  grafted  inwardly  in  our  hearts,  that 
they  may  bring  forth  in  us  the  fruit  of  good  livins:,  to  the 
honour  and  praise  of  thy  name,  thi'ough  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.  Amen. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
name,  &;c.  &cc. 

SECTION  IV. 

SCRIPTURAL  BEJYEJDICTIOA^S  for  the  concluy 
sim  of  public  ivorship. 

1. 

THE  Lord  bless  thee  and  keep  thee.  The  Lord  makti 
his  face  to  shine  on  thee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee. 
The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  on  thee,  and  give  thee 
peace.  Amen, 

2. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love  of  GocV 
our  heavenly  Father,  and  the  communion  of  his  holy 
Spirit,  l^e  with  us  and  with  sXi  our  brethren  of  mankind, 
now  and  evermore.  Amen. 


2S       .     GOSMiLS  AND  EPISTLES. 


MAY  grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto  us  and 
men,  through  the  knowledge  of  Grod  and  of  Jesus  Chriit 
our  Lord.  Amen, 

4. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he  with  us  all. 
Amen.  i 

5. 

THE  God  of  peace,  that  hrought  again  from  the  deadj 
our  Lord  J  esus,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through 
the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  us  perfect  in 
every  good  work  to  do  his  will,  working  in  us  that  which- 
is  well-pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ;  to 
whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

6. 

THE  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us  unto  his  eter- 
nal glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  make  you  perfect,  establish, 
strengthen,  settle  you.  To  him  be  glory  and  dominion! 
for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


SECTION  V. 

^  Table  of  the  selections  from  the  Scriptures  commoi 
called  tlw  "  Gospels  and  Epistles. 
N.  B. — These  selections  are  added  to  the  Liturgy,  bei* 
cause  it  has  been  customary  in  many  of  the  Lutheran 
churches  in  the  United  States  to  have  them  read  regularly 
in  public  worship.  But  it  is  necessary  to  remark  concera- 
ing  them,  that  there  is  an  impropriety  in  congregationB 
confining  themselves  year  after  year,  to  these  portions  (SJT 
the  sacred  volume,  and  neglecting  all  the  rest,  when  they 
meet  together  for  instruction  and  prayer.  Besides,  al- 
though some  of  these  selections  are  excellent,  not  a  few 
of  them  have  been  chosen  injudiciously,  or  are  so  unnat- 
urally torn  away  from  the  context,  as  to  be  dark  and  un- 
edifying,  instead  of  exhibiting  a  clear  and  connected  view 
of  the  great  facts,  truths,  and  lessons,  contained  in  holy 
writ,  especially  of  hose  w^hich  are  most  interesting  to 
Christians.  It  is  very  desirable,  that  other  and  larger  sec 
tioris  of  tlie  scriptures  should  be  i-e^d  in  our  religioas  ^ 


GOSPELS  AND  EPISTLES. 


'20 


sefiTiblies ;  and  it  is  pleasing  to  find,  that  this  is  done  in  the 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Churches  in  Saxony,  Wirtemberg, 
and  other  protestant  countries  in  Germany. 


The  1  Sunday  in  Advent. 
The  Gosp.-Matth.  21.  1-9. 
The  EpisL-llom.  13. 11-14. 
The  '-Z  Stmday  in  Advent. 
Luke  21.  25-36. 
Rom.  15.  4-13. 
The  3  Sunday  in  Advent. 
Matth.  11.  2-10. 
1  Cor.  4.  1-5. 
Tha  4  Sunday  in  Advent. 
John  1.  19-28. 
Philipp.  4.  4-7. 

Chi^tmas  day. 
Luke  2.  1-14. 
Titus  2.  11-14. 
The  Sunday  after  Christmas. 
Luke  2.'33-40. 
Gal.  4.  1-7. 
JVew-Fear's  day,  or  the  Cir- 
aimcision  of  Chnst, 
Luke  2.  21. 
Gal.  3.  23-29. 
Tlie  1  Su7iday  after Kenvy  ear. 
Matth.  2.  13-23,  or 
Matth.  3.  13-17. 
I  Peter  4. 12-19,  or 
Titus  3.  4-7. 
Tlie  E,pipha7iy,  orJlfanifesta- 
tion  of  Christ  to  the  Gentiles. 
Matth.  2.  1-12. 
Isaiah  60.  1—6,  or 
Ephcs.  3.  1-12. 
Tlie  1  surulay  after  Epiphany. 
Luke  2.  41-52. 
Rom.  12.  1-6. 
The  2  Sunday  after  Epiph. 
John  2.  i-11. 
Rom.  12.  6-16. 
^.t1\e  3  Sunday  after  Epiph. 
Mmh,  8.  1**13. 


Rom.  12.  17-21. 
The  4  Sunday  after  Epiph, 
Matth.  8.  23-27. 
Rom.  13.  8-10. 
The  5  Sunday  after  Epiph, 
Matth.  13.  24-30. 
Coloss.  3.  12-17, 
The  6  Simday  after  Epiph, 
Matth.  17.  1-9. 
2  Peter  1.  16-21. 
Septuagesima,  or  the  3  SuU" 
day  bef  ore  Lent, 
Matth.  20.  1-16. 

1  Cor.  9.  24-27.  - 
Sexogesima^or  the  2  Sunday 

before  Lent, 
Luke  8.  4-15. 

2  Cor.  11.  19-31. 
Qidnquagesima,  or  the  Sun* 

day  before  Lent. 
Luke  is.  31-43. 

1  Cor.  IS, 

The  1  Simday  in  Lent, 
Matth.  4.  1-11. 

2  Cor.  6.  1-^10. 
The  2  Sunday  in  Lent. 

Matth.  15.  21-28. 

1  Thess.  4.  1-7. 
The  3  Sunday  in  ijcnt, 

Luke  11.  14-28. 

Ephes.  5.  1—13. 
The  4  Sunday  in  Lejit, 

John  6.  1-15. 

Gal.  4.  21-31. 
Tjfie  5  Sunday  in  Lent, 

John  8.  46--59. 

Heb.  9, 11-15. 
The  6  Sunday  in  LeTht. 

Matth.  21.  1-9. 

Philipp.  2.  5-11, 


so 


GOSPELS  AND  EPISTLES. 


1  Cor.  11.  23-32. 
Good-Friday, 
Matth.  26.  36  to  the  end  of 
ch.  27,  or  Mark  14.  32  to  the 
end  of  ch.  15,  or  Luke  22.  39 
tt)  the  end  of  ch.  23,  or  John 

1 8,  and  19. 

Isaiah  53. 
Easter, 

Mark  16.  1-8. 

1  Cor.  5.  6-8. 

Easter-Monday, 

Luke  24.  13—35. 

Acts  10.  64—41. 
The  1  Sunday  after  Ea8tei\ 

John  20.  19-31 

1  John  5.  4-10. 
The  2  Sunday  after  Easter. 

John  10.*^  11-16. 

1  Peter  2.  21-25. 
The  3  Sunday  after  Easter. 

John  16.  16-23. 

1  Peter  2.  11-20. 
The  4  Sunday  aftei^  Easter, 

John  16.  5-15. 

James  1.  16-21. 
The  5  Sunday  after  Easter. 

John  16.  23-30. 

James  1.  22-27. 
Ascension-day. 

Mark  16.  14-20. 

Acts  1.  1-11. 
The  Sunday  after  Ascen- 
sion-day. 

John  15.  26-16.  4. 

1  Peter  4.  7-11. 
JV/iit^mday, 

John  14.  23-31. 

Acts  3.  1-12. 

IVhitsuTv-Afo  nday, 

John  3.  16-21. 

Acts  10.  42—48. 


Trinity  Sunday. 
John  3.  1—15. 
Rom.  11.  33-36. 
The  1  Sunday  after  THnit^ 
Luke  16.  19-31. 
1  John  4. 16-21. 
The  2  Sunday,  &c, 
Luke  14.  16- -24. 
1  John  3.  13-18. 
TheS  Sunday,  ^c. 
Luke  15.  1— 10. 
1  Peters.  6-11. 
The  4  Sunday,  &c, 
Luke  6.  36—42. 
Rom.  8.  18-23. 
The  5  Sunday,  &c. 
Luke  5.  1-11. 
I  Peter  3.  8-15. 
The  6  Sunday,  &c. 
Matth.  5.  20-26. 
Rom.  6.  3-11. 
The  7  Sunday,  &fc. 
Mark.  8.  1-9. 
Rom.  6.  19-23. 
TlieS  Sunday,  &c, 
Matth.  7.  15-23. 
Rom.  8.  12-17. 
The  9  Sunday, 
Luke  16.  1-9. 
1  Cor.  10.  6-13. 
The  10  Sunday,  &c. 
Luke  19.  41-48. 
1  Cor.  12.  1-11. 
Then  Sunday,  6fc. 
Luke  18.  9-14. 

1  Cor.  15.  1-10. 
The  1^2  Sunday,  ^c, 

Mark  7.  31-37. 

2  Cor.  3.  4-11. 
The  13  Sunday,  i, 

Luke  10.  23-37,  ' 
GaL  ^,  ^5.-22- 


Baptism. 


i31 


TJieUSwidaJj,&c. 

Liike  17.  11-19. 
'  Gal.  5.  16-24. 
The  15  Svmlaij,  ^c. 

Matth.  6.  24-34. 

Gal.  5.  25-ch.  6,  10. 
The  16  Sunday^  &c, 

Luke  7.  11-17. 

Ephes.  3.  13-21. 
7'he  17  Sunday ycsfc. 

Luke  14.  1-1  Ic 

Ephes.  4.  1—6. 
T/ielH  Snnday,  &c. 

Matth.  22.  3'i-46. 

1  Cor.  1.4-9. 
The  19  Sunday, 

Matth.  9.  1-8. 

Ephes.  4.  22-28. 
'i'/ie  20  Sunday  J  &c, 

Matth.  22.  1-14. 

Ephes.  5.  15—21. 


772-5  21  Sunday,  &c, 

John  4.  47—54. 

Ephes.  6.  10-17. 
7'he  22  Sunday,  &c  ' 

Matth.  18.  23-35i 

Phiiipp.  1.  3-11. 
The  23  Su7iday,&c. 

Matth.  22.  15-22. 

Phiiipp.  3.  17-21. 
The     Sunday,  &c\ 

Matth.  9.  18-26. 

Coloss.  1.  9—14. 
IVie  25  Sunday,  &c» 

Matth.  24.  15-28. 

1  Thess.  4.  13-18. 
The  26  Sunday,  &c, 

Matth.  25.  31-46. 

2  Peter  a.  3-14. 
The  27  Sunday,  &e. 

Matth.  24.  36-ch.  25. 1-30, 
I        1  Thess.  5.  1-11. 


SECTION  VI. 

TUB  MLYISTRATIO^r  OF  BAPTISM 
TO  mFAjXTS. 
Address  of  the  Mnister  to  the  parents  or  other  sponsors  of 

tlue  cMld  to  be  baptized, 
'    J^fy  Christian  Friends, 

IT  was  the  command  of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  to  his 
apostles,  tliatthey  should  go  and  make  disciples  of  all 
nations,  baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  He  dedared  to  tliose, 
among  whom  he  lived,  "  Except  a  man  be  born  again,  lie 
cannot  see  the  Kingdom  of  God."  And  he  requires, 
that  we  all  be  directed  in  our  sentiments  and  deportment 
by  his  doctrine  and  example,  and  tliat  the  same  tnind  be  in 
us  which  was  in  him. 

This  sanctification  of  the  heart  and  life  is  signified  by 
tlie  sacramental  rite,  which  our  Lord  instituted  as  th« 
means  of  introducing:  the  members  of  hi»  Yiisibl<»  char<ih  on. 


fr2  BAPTISM, 
earth.  As  water  purifies  our  bodies  from  id\  uiieieanness  v 
so  the  religion  of  Christ,  into  w  hich  we  are  initiated  by 
baptism,  is  perfectly  adapted  to  cleanse  and  purify  our 
souls.  And  as  Almighty  God,  in  receiving  us  through 
this  ordinance  into  his  new  covenant,  graciously  offers  and 
bestows  upon  us  the  highest  religious  advantages,  the  as- 
surance of  his  mercy,  the  promise  of  the  assistance  of  his 
Spirit,  and  the  hope  of  everlasting  happiness  ;  so,  likewise, 
by  this  institution,  we  are  brought  under  the  most  soiema 
obligations  to  follow  after  holiness.  "  The  baptism,  which 
"  saves  us,  is  not  the  putting  away  the  filth  of  the  flesh,  but 
^'  the  answer  of  a  good  conscience  toward  God." 

We  are  assured  in  scripture,  that  the  promises  of  God 
belong  not  only  to  us,  but  to  our  children.  Among  the 
people  of  Israel,  infants  were  received,  by  the  divine  com- 
mand, into  the  covenant  which  v/as  made  with  Abraham 
and  his  descendants.  When  heads  of  families  were  con- 
verted to  Christianity  by  the  agency  of  the  Apostles,  not 
only  they,  but  their  household,  were  baptized.  And  we 
have,  moreover,  the  strongest  proof  of  the  love  of  God  to 
young  children,  and  of  theii'  fitness  for  his  Kingdom,  in 
the  declaration  of  our  blessed  Saviour,  the  image  and  re- 
presentative of  his  Father.  "  They  brought  young  children 
'*  unto  him,"  says  St.  Mark,  "  that  he  should  touch  them; 
"  and  his  disciples  rebuked  those  that  brought  them.  But 
"  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was  much  displeased  and  said  un- 

to  them  :  Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and 
"  forbid  them  not ;  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

Verily  I  say  unto'  you,  whosoever  shall  not  receive  the 
"  kingdom  of  heaven  as  a  little  child,  be  shall  not  enter 
"  therein.  And  h«  took  them  up  in  his  anng,  put  his  liaud* 
"  upon  them,  and  blessed  them." 

Thus  encouraged,  you  bring  tills  child  to  be  added  to 
the  chui'ch  of  the  Redeemer,  professing  your  own  Chris- 
tian faith,  and  your  desir^  that  he  ( she)  should  realize  the 
blessings  of  the  gospel,  and  promising  to  employ  your  best 
endeavours  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  object. 

I  ask  you,  therefore,  before  God  and  these  witnessesr 

Do  you  renounce,  and  will  you  feithfuUy  exhort  this 
cliild  to  renounce  the  de\^  and  all  his  works  and  ways  ^ 
Answ,  Yes. 

Do  you  believe  in  Gwl,  ifte-Fathei?  Almighty,  Maker  of 
hsnveu  and.  earth  ^ 


BAPTISM.  23 

And  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son,  our  Lord,  who  was 
conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  bom  of  the  Virgin  Maiy, 
suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead  and 
buried  ;  who  descended  into  hell,  the  third  day  arose  from 
the  dead,  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  tlie  riglit 
hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty,  from  whence  he  shall 
€pme  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  ? 

Do  you  also  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  holy  catho- 
lic church,  the  communion  of  saints,  the  forgiveness  of  sins, 
the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasthig  ?■ — 
Answ.  Yes. 

Is  it  your  desire,  that  this  child  shall  be  baptized  into 
the  Christian  faith  ;  and  are  you  resolved  to  instruct  him. 
•carefully  in  the  gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus,  and  to  teach  hhn 
'f  0  walk  according  to  its  holy  commandments  ?-Answ.  Yes. 

Instead  of  I  he  preceding  questions,  tlie  folloiving  may  he 
proposed :  Do  you  sincerely  believe  in  the  divine  author- 
ity of  the  religion  of  Jesus,  as  it  has  been  handed'  down  to 
us  in  the  writings  of  the  Evangelists  and  Apostles  ?  Is  it 
your  intention  to  educate  this  child  in  the  knowledge  and 
love  of  the  gospel  ?  And  do  you  engage  to  use  all  neces- 
sary care  and  diligence,  by  instruction,  admonition,  exam- 
ple, and  discipline,  that  lie  shall  renounce  and  avoid  every 
thing  that  is  evil,  and  that  he  shall  keep  God's  holy  will 
and  commandments  as  declared  in  his  sacred  word  ? —  If 
this  be  your  faith  and  serious  resolution,  please  to  profess 
the  same,  by  answering,  *'  Yes. " 

N.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Let  us  pray.-— 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God  !  we  adore  thee  as  the 
great  Part;nt  of  the  children  of  men,  as  the  Father  of  our 
spirits  and  the  former  of  our  bodies.  We  praise  thee  for 
giving  existence  to  this  intant,  and  for  preserving  A/m  until 
this  day.  We  bless  thee,  that  he  is  called  to  vii'tue  and 
glory,  that  lie  has  now  been  dedicated  to  thee  and  brought 
^vithin  the  pale  of  the  Christian  church.  We  thank  thee, 
that  by  the  gospel  of  thy  Son  he  is  furnished  with  every 
thing  necessary  to  his  spiritual  happiness;  that  it  supplies 
light  for  his  mind  and  comfort  for  his  heart,  encouragement 
and  power  to  discharge  his  duty,  and  the  precious  liope  of 
piercy  and  immortality  to  sustain  and  make  him  faith  fid. 


34 


BAPTISM. 


And  vrc  beseech  thee  to  grant,  O  most  merciful  God,  that 
this  child  may  be  enlightened  and  sanctified  from /2i>  early- 
years  by  thy  Holy  Spirit,  and  be  everlastingly  saved  by  thy 
mercy.  Direct  and  bless  thy  servants,  who  are  intrusted 
with  the  care  of  him,  in  the^momentousvrork  of  his  educa- 
tion. Inspire  them  with  just  conceptions  of  the  absolute 
necessity  of  religious  instructions  and  principles.  Forbid 
that  they  should  ever  forget,  that  theii*  offspring  belong  t» 
tjiee ;  and  that,  if,  through  their  criminal  neglect  or  bad 
example,  thy  reasonable  creature  be  lost,  thou  wiit  require 
it  5t  ^eir  hands.  Give  them  a  deep  sense  of  the  dignity 
of  A/5  nature,  of  the  worth  of  his  soul,  and  of  the  dangers  to 
vhich  he  will  be  exposed ;  of  the  honom*  and  felicity  to 
which  he  is  capable  of  ascending  with  thy  blessing,  and  oC 
the  ruin  in  this  world  and  the  misery  in  the  world  to  come 
•wiiich  spring  from  wicked  passions  and  conduct.  Give 
them  grace  to  check  the  first  risings  of  forbidden  inclina- 
tions in  Idi  breast,  to  be  /a>  defence  against  tlie  tempta- 
tions incident  to  childhood  and  youth,  and  as  he  gi'ows  up^ 
to  enlarge  his  undei'standing  and  to  lead  /tim  to  an  acquaint- 
ance Avitn  thee  and  with  Jesus  Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent. 
Give  them  grace  to  cultivate  in  hi^s  heart  a  supreme  reve- 
isence  and  love  for  thee,  a  gratetul  attachment  to  the  gospel 
of  thy  Son  hie  Saviour,  a  due  regard  for  all  its  ordinances 
and  institutions,  a  temper  of  kindness  and  good-will  to  all 
mankind,  and  an  invincible  love  of  sincerity  and  truth. 
Help  tliem  to  watch  continually  over  him  with  tender  so- 
licitude, to  be  studious  that  by  their  conversation  and  de- 
portment his  heart  maty  not  be  corrupted,  and  at  all  times 
to  set  before  him  such  an  example  that  he  may  safely  tread 
in  their  footsteps.  If  it  please  thee  to  prolong  his  days  on 
earth,  grant  that  he  may  prove  an  honour  and  a  comfort  to 
hLi  parents  and  friends,  be  useful  in  the  world,  and  find  in 
thy  providence  an  unfailing  defence  and  support.  W'hetli- 
er  ?ie  live,  let  Mm  live  to  thee ;  or  whether  he  die,  let  /dm 
die  to  thee.  And,  at  the  great  day  of  account,  may  he  and 
his  parents  meet  each  other  with  rapture,  and  rejoice  to- 
gether in  thy  redeeming  love  through  Jesus  Christ,  for 
•€r<er  and  ever.  Amen. 

The  foUoiving  exhortation,  or  any  other  -which  tke^ftn^ 
ister  ?imy  judge  proper,  may  be  addressed  to  the  parents, 

t^olemn  and  momentous  indeed  is  your  duty,  my  fri&iiisf 


BAPTISM. 


and  g^i-eatyour  responsibility  to  the  Judge  of  all.  To  guide 
this  feeble  and  ignorant  creature  in  the  road  to  happiness  ; 
to  contribute  to  the  unfolding  of  his  powers,  and  to  teach 
M7n  to  make  a  worthy  use  of  tliem  ;  to  cherish  the  good, 
and  to  repress  the  evil  dispositions,  which  may  rise  up  in 
ki9  mind  ;  to  guard  him  from  error,  vice  and  misery  ;  to 
make  fiivi  acquainted  with  the  great  design  of  Az's being:  to 
lead  Mm  to  trutli,  wisdom,  piety,  and  virtue  ;  to  fit  Imn  for 
acting  his  part  well  on  the  theatre  of  this  world ;  and  to 
prepare  hitn  for  endless  bliss  in  the  world  to  come  : — what 
a  noble,  delightful,  and  arduous  employment !  What  a  re- 
compense wdl  attend  it,  if  well  performed,  both  here  and 
hereafter  I  What  cutting  sorrow  would  you  be  doomed 
to  feel,  should  you  neglect  this  duty,  or  acquit  yourselves 
ill  in  it  f — Let  it  be  your  great  aim  to  discharge  this  obli- 
gation with  fidelity ;  and,  having  been  the  instruments  of 
giving  life  to  this  infant,  let  it  be  the  subject  of  your  pray- 
ers and  the  end  of  your  endeavours,  that  you  may  meet  A/m 
among  the  spirits  of  just  men  made  perfect  before  the 
throne  of  God  and  the  Lamb.  Amen. 


SECTION  VII. 

TffE  MimSTRATIO^r  OF  BAPTISM 
to  such  as  are  of  riper  years. 

Dearly  Belovedy 
I^UR  blessed  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  having  him- 
"  selipublished  his  religion  forthe  salvation  of  the  world, 
to  the  Jewish  nation,  commissioned  his  apostles  to  com- 
plete the  work  which  he  had  begun.  "  AH  power,"  said 
he,  "  is  given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth.  Go,  ye, 
*^  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptising  them  in  the 

name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy 
"  Ghost;  teaching  them  to  observe  ail  things  whatsoever  I 

have  comraanded  you.'*  In  obedience  to  this  direction , 
his  disciples  preached  his  gospel  in  various  parts  of  the 
eartli ;  and  as  many,  as  professed  "  repentance  toward  God 
^-  and  faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,"  were  received 
and  acknowledged  by  baptism  as  members  of  his  cliurtSi. 


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BAPTISM. 


The  ^ws  were  required  to  renounce  their  corrupt  prejor 
dices  and  customs  ;  the  heathens,  to  forsake  their  idolatry- 
and  superstition :  and  it  was  enjoined  upon  both,  thattheV 
ehould  relinquish  eveiy  evil  thought  and  way,  enter  upon 
a  new  and  better  course  of  thinking  and  living,  and  be 
guided  in  all  respects  by  the  sacred  principles  of  the  gos- 
pel, if  they  were  desirous  of  securing  the  blessedness  of 
true  Christians. 

By  the  ordinance  of  Baptism,  Christ  has  most  wisely 
provided  for  preserving  his  church  and  for  maintaining 
among  us  a  sense  of  the  holiness  and  regenerating  influ- 
ence of  his  doctrine.    Water  was  appointed  by  him  to  be 
employed  as  an  emblem  of  spiritual  purity,  or  of  that  moraji 
and  religious  improvement  in  whicli  all  our  Christian  a^[ 
vantages  are  to  terminate.    And  it  is  designed  by  hiiiH 
that  it  shall  be  said  of  all  who  embrace  his  religion:  "^H 
"  are  washed,  ye  are  sanctified,  ye  are  justilied,  in  thflj 
*'name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  by  the  spirit  of  our  God." 

Such  is  the  drigin  and  nature  of  this  rite.  You,  my 
brother  f  sister)  in  the  profession  of  your  Christian  faith, 
present  yourseU  to  be  baptized  according  to  this  institu- 
tion. I  ask  you,  therefore,  in  th^  presence  of  these  wit- 
nesses, and  before  that  ku^st  bfSmg  who  searcheth  thti 
heart, 

Q.  Do  you  sincerely  believe  in  the  divine  authority  oT 
the  religion  of  Jesus,  as  it  is  contained  in  holy  scripture, 
receiving  it  as  the  rule  of  your  faitli  and  as  vour  guide 
through  all  the  changes  of  this  life  to  that  which  is  to  come  ? 

Afisxv,  I  do. 

Q.  Do  you  renounce  all  sinful  desires  and  works,  and 
promise,  by  the  help  of  God,  to  adorn  your  profession 
with  an  holy  life  and  conversation  ? 

.1.  I  do  ;  and,  by  the  help  of  God,  1  will  endeavour  to 
fulfil  this  promise. 

Upon  this  your  solemn  profession  and  promise,  I  bap- 
tize thee,  N.  in  the  name  oi  the  Father,  and  of  the  Soisi, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Let  m  pray. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  tlie  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  t^uight  us  by  hia  own  couducf. 
to  fulfil  all  ng'hteousuess  J  vre  offer  unto  thee  our  ihariktul 


BAPTISM. 


ecknowledgmcnts,  that  this  thy  servant  has  now  been  ea^ 
grafted  into  the  hody  of  Christ's  church,  and  been  made  a 
partaker  of  those  heavenly  blessings  which  we  have  re- 
ceived through  our  great  Mediator.  Accept,  we  beseech 
thee,  this  instance  of  his  obedience  to  thy  will  and  this 
manifestation  of  his  desire  to  please  thee.  If,  through  his 
own  neglect  and  the  temptations  which  are  in  tlie  world, 
he  has  entertained  any  evil  affection  or  offended  against 
thy  holy  laws ;  we  beseech  tlfee  in  thine  infinite  mercy  to 
pardon  him.  Pour  out  upon  him  thy  Holy  Spirit,  and  as- 
sist him  to  accomplish  his  vo^vs.  Incline  /iis  heart  to  study 
with  diligence  and  meekness  the  sacrrd  records  of  our  re- 
ligion, to  receive  with  all  readiness  the  doctrines  and  in- 
structions of  thy  Son,  to  submit  faithfully  to  the  authority 
of  his  laws,  and  on  no  occasion  to  be  afraid  or  ashamed  of 
confessing  his  name.  Give  him  strength  to  triumph  over 
every  allurement  and  terror,  that  would  draw  him  aside 
from  the  path  of  duty ;  that,  as  Christ  died  and  rose  again, 
so  Jie,  being  baptized,  may  die  unto  sin,  and  rise  unto  right- 
eousness. Help  him  to  avail  Minself  of  all  the  means  which 
thou  hast  appointed  for  his  improvement,  that  Jie  may  grow 
daily  in  every  virtue  which  relates  to  thee,  to  his  neigh- 
bour, and  himself.  Assist  Mm  to  be  fervent  in  spirit,  re- 
joicing in  hope,  patient  in  tribulation,  continuing  instant  in 
prayer,  blessing  those  Avho  persecute  him,  rejoicing  with 
them  that  rejoice,  and  weeping  with  them  that  weep.  May 
Ms  deportment  contribute  to  confute  the  enemies  of 
Christianity,  to  edify  its  friends,  and  to  prove  to  the  doubt- 
ing that  it  is  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation  to  all  who 
uprightly  believe  and  seriously  apply  it.  Experiencing 
that  the  yoke  of  Christ  is  easy  and  his  burden  liglit,  and 
blessed  with  a  large  measure  of  that  consolation  and  cheer- 
fulness which  flowfrom  the  discoveries,  the  cross,  and  the 
resurrection  of  Lord,  may  Reprove  faithful  unto  death, 
and  finally  through  thy  grace  receive  the  crown  of  life  ! 

And  now  unto  thee,  who  art  able  to  keep  us  from 
falling,  and  to  present  us  faultless  before  the  presence  of 
thy  glory  with  exceeding  joy,  be  glory  and  majesty,  do- 
minion pud  power,  Uirough  Jesus  Christ,  for  ev^ei*  an^ 
erer.  Amen. 


,a8  CONFIRMATIOK. 

SECTION  VIIT, 

Tim  ORDER  OF  COjYFIRMATIOJ\\ 
or  the  renexval  of  tlieir  baptismal  vows  by  such  as  icere 
baptized  in  infancy  and  have  come  to  years  of  discretion- 

JV*  B, — This  rite  is  performed  publicly  in  the  presence 
t>f  the  congregation  ;  the  Catechumens  having  been  pre- 
niously  instnicted  in  a  regidar  series  of  lectures  concerning 
the  doctrines  and  duties  o  f  the  Christian  religion,  ami  hav- 
ing been  examined  before  the  officers  of  the  chzirch  or  the 
co7igregation generally.  The  jflinister  introduces  the  ser* 
'vice  -with  a  suitable  hymn  and  prayer,  and  rvith  a  short  ad-' 
dress  to  the  audience  respecting  the  nature  and  use  of  this 
solemnity,  as  an  impressive  mode  of  admitting  new  members 
into  church-communion.  The  candidates  for  confirmation 
being  then  placed  before  the  altar,  the  Minister  proposes  to 
them  thefolloxving,  or  similar,  questions. 

Q.  I  ask  you,  my  friends,  in  the  presence  of  omniscient 
God  and  of  this  assembly:  Do  you  believe  with  all  the 
heart  in  the  divine  authority  of  the  religion  of  Christ,  and 
accept  it  as  the  most  precious  gift  of  heaven  to  man,  as  an 
infallible  guide  to  happiness  in  time  and  eternity  ?  Do 
you  i-evere  Jesus  Christ  as  the  Son  of  God,  as  the  Media- 
tor and  Saviour  of  mankind,  as  your  Lord,  I\Iaster,  and 
Judge  ?  And  do  you  intend  to  profess  him  and  his  gospel 
before  men  without  fear  or  shame,  anjd  to  be  faithful  ta 
Ii?m  until  the  end  of  life  ? 

A.  I  do.  ^ 

Q.  As  Christianity  is  a  practical  religion,  and  faith  withr 
out  good  works  is  dead  and  vain :  Are  you  seriously  re- 
solved to  love  the  Lord  your  God  with  all  the  heart,  and 
to  love  your  fcdlow-men  as  yom^selves  P  Will  you  strive 
to  grow  in  piety  and  virtue,  to  live  as  the  disciples  of  that 
Redeemer  who  was  holy  and  undefiled,  and  to  imitate  his 
encouraging  and  unspotted  example  ? 

A.  I  will,  by  the  help  of  God. 

Q.  Do  you  now  confirm  and  ratify  the  solemn  promises 
made  at  your  baptism,  renewing  and  assuming  the  same 
for  yourselves  ? 

A.  1  do. 

The  catechumens  then  kneeling  or  standijig  aroundihr 
altar, '^the  Minister  lays  his  hand  on  the  head  of  each,  and 
accompanies  this  a^t  tvith  the  foUo-iving prayer  ^ 


eONFIKMATION. 


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May  Almighty  God,  the  Father  of  mercies,  ever  mul- 
tiply unto  you  bis  grace  and  peace.  May  he  enable  you, 
by  his  holy  Spirit,  to  become  tme  followers  of  his  Son; 
defend  you  in  every  time  of  danger ;  preserve  you  faithful 
tiuto  the  end ;  and  bring  you  to  the  happiness  of  his  heav- 
enly kingdom.  Amen. 

The  jiUnister  then  ^ives  his  rig'ht  hand  to  each  of  the 
Catechumens,  saifing. 

Upon  the  voluntary  professions  and  promises  which  you 
have  now  made,  I  receive  you  as  members  of  this  Chris- 
tian congregation,  and  give  you,  in  its  name,  the  right 
hand  of  brotherly  fellowship  and  love ;  authorizing  you  to 
join  us  in  the  celebration  of  the  Lord's  supper  and  to  par- 
ticipate in  all  our  spii^itual  privileges,  so  long  as  your  de- 
portment shall  correspond  with  your  present  engagement. 

Let  us  unite  our  8up])lications  to  tiie  throne  of  grace,  in 
behalf  of  these  om'  Christian  brethren. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  whom  the  heaven  df 
heavens  cannot  contain,  who  art  tbe  ReAvarder  of  all  that 
diligently  seek  thee !  we  raise  our  hearts  unto  thee  with 
thanksgiving  for  the  establishment  of  thy  church  and  for 
tlie  means  of  grace.  We  bless  thee,  that,  after  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  had  made  perfect  our  redemption  by  his 
death,  resurrection  and  ascension,  he  sent  abroad  into  the 
world  his  disciples  to  gather  together  a  great  flock  of 
those  who  should  believe  in  his  name.  We  bless  thee, 
that  tlie  day-spring  from  on  high  has  visited  our  land,  that 
these  thy  servants  were  bom  to  the  possession  of  the  un- 
speakable advantages  of  thy  holy  gospel,  aud  that  thc|r 
have  now  been  disposed  and  enabled  by  thy  goodness  t« 
make  a  profession  of  their  Christian  faith.  Thou  hast  de- 
livei^d  them  from  the  power  of  darkness,  and  translated 
them  into  the  kingdom  of  thy  dear  Son.  Thou  hast 
brought  them  to  know,  in  whom  to  believe  and  to  trust, 
what  duties  they  have  to  perform,  and  what  is  necessaiy 
to  qualify  them  for  thy  favour  and  celestial  happinessw 
Thou  hast  helped  them  to  see,  that  Christ  Jesus  is  the 
way,  the  truth,  and  the  life,  the  author  of  eternal  salvation 
to  all  those  who  obey  Iiim.— Merciful  God !  be  pleasetl 
to  accept  the  sacrifices  of  their  hearts  and  to  accomplish 
the  desires  and  prayers  which  they  address  to  thy  throne. 
|-»et  them  not  forget  the  vows,  which  they  Uavfe-mailTiUBto 


40 


CONFlRIMATiON. 


ihee  the  rigliteous  and  holy  Ruler ;  and  let  thy  Provideiic(5 
and  Spirit  assist  them  to  carry  tliem  into  execution.  Per- 
fect, we  beseech  thee,  the  good  work  which  is  begun  in 
their  souls,  and  help  them  to  press  towards  the  mark  for 
the  prize  of  their  high  calling  in  Jesus  Christ.  Increase 
their  knowledge,  and  assist  them  perfectly  to  unde;rstand 
thy  word.  Strengthen  their  faith,  and  make  it  steadfast 
and  immoveable.  Fill  their  minds  with  love  to  thee,  with 
love  to  their  Redeemer,  with  love  to  all  their  fellow-men. 
Lead  them  to  pursue  with  increasing  ardour  whatsoever 
things  are  honest,  true,  just,  purej  amiable,  and  of  good 
report.  Amidst  the  tumults  of  the  world,  holy  Fatlier  i 
€ave  them  from  the  evils  which  are  in  the  world,  and  suf- 
fer them  not  to  become  unmindful  of  their  exalted  des- 
tination. When  they  are  tempted  to  sin,  to  folly,  or  to  the 
neglect  of  their  duty,  let  the  remembrance  of  this  sacred 
hour  and  of  this  solemn  engagement  penetrate  their  hearts, 
and  make  them  victorious  in  the  conflict.— And  while  it 
is  their  great  aim  to  secure  thy  friendship,  and  so  to  act 
that  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  may  be  gloriiied  in  them ; 
we  pray  thee,  heavenly  Father,  to  support,  to  comfort 
them,  and  to  supply  all  their  wants.  Enable  them  habit- 
ually to  rejoice  in  thee,  to  repose  unbounded  confidence 
in  thy  promises,  and  to  find  by  their  own  happy  experience 
that  Religion's  ways  ai^e  ways  of  pleasantness,  and  that  all 
her  paths  are  paths  of  peace.  Assist  them,  in  celebrating 
the  supper  of  their  Lord,  to  realize  all  the  honour  and 
blessedness  of  belonging  to  him  and  of  being  united  to  him. 
for  ever.  And  when  they  shall  be  removed  from  this  scene 
of  trial,  grant  that  they  may  be  found  among  those,  who 
have  fouglit  a  good  fight,  finished  their  course,,  and  kept 
their  faith,  and  whom  thy  grace  will  receive  into  the  realms 
of  endless  praise  and  glory,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Mediator  and  Redeemer.  Amen. 

^1  suitable  address  is  then  delivered  to  those  loho  have 
confirmed  their  baptismal  vo-zvSy  and  an  exhortation  is  giv' 
en  to  the  congrei^ation  present  to  receive  them  as  brethren^ 
and  to  promMe  their  improvement  and  comfort  by  hind  as- 
sistance^ affectionate  counsel,  and  spotless  examples:  after 
-ivhich,  the  service  7nay  be  concluded  loith  a  prayer  Uke  the 
following : 

Most  gracious  Go<l !  we  adore  thine  unspeakable  good- 
ness in  x>reserving  and  blessing  this  portion  of  the  churcli 


^PREPARATION  FOR  TlIE  LORD'S  SUPPER.  4t 


of  tJiy  Son,  and  in  adding  to  it  new  members  from  time  ta 
time.  O  grant,  that  Christian  truth  and  piety  may  con- 
tinually flourish  amongst  us,  that  we  may  maintain  the 
honour  of  our  religion  by  purity  of  mind  and  righteous- 
ness of  life.  Pour  out  into  every  heart  that  most  excellent 
gift  of  charity,  the  bond  of  perfectness ;  and  help  us  to  live 
in  peace,  that  thou  the  God  of  peace  mayest  be  with  us. 
1^'eserve  iis  from  giving  offence  and  an  occasion  of  falling 
to  any.  Excite  us  to  assist,  console,  and  strengthen  one 
another,  and  to  travel  together  to  the  heavenly  land  as 
brotliers  and  sisters  in  the  Lord.  And  when  thou  shalt  be 
pleased  to  call  us  away  from  thy  church  on  earth,  vouch- 
safe to  unite  us  with  all  thy  faithful  and  obedient  servants 
in  heaven.  Hear  our  prayers,  we  beseech  thee,  most  mer- 
ciful father,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  and  Saviour. 
Amer). 


SECTION  IX. 

ORDER  OF  THE  SERVICE 

preparatory  to  the  celebration  of  the  Lord's  Supper, 
The  exercises,  ■widch  are  usually  held  on  the  day  pre* 
ceding  the  Commumon,  commence  with  the  singing  of  an 
app^'opriate  hymn,  and  -with  prayer,  A  discourse  is  then 
delivered,  adapted  to  the  occasioii;  after  -which  theJMnisier 
addresses  the following,  or  similar  questions  to  the  CominU". 
mcants : 

T  ask  you,  my  Friends,  before  Almighty  God,  and  upon 
A  the  evidence  of  your  own  consciences,  whether  yon  real- 
ly feel,  lament,  and  acknowledge,  that  you  are  sinners ; 
that,  by  omitting  to  do  good  and  actually  dohig  evil,  you 
have  offended  against  your  righteous  La^vgiver  and  Judge, 
and  rendered  yourselves  obnoxious  to  his  displeasure  ?  If 
this  is  the  sincere  and  humble  confession  of  your  hearts, 
make  it  manifest  with  your  lips  by  saying  "yes. " 
Ans,  Yes. 

I  ask  you,  whether  you  firmly  believe,  that  Jesus  Christ 
jhas  come  into  the  world  to  save  sinners,  and  that  all  those, 
who^  sincerely  accept  and  obey  his  gospel,  do  receive  ther 
forgiveness  of  their  sins  and  eternal  life  ?  Are  you  truljT 
^e^ous  to  be  delivered  fram  your  trajisgressions;  ani 


42     PUEPARATION  FOR  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER, 
have  you  an  earnest  solicitude  to  partake  of  God's  mercy 
to  the  penitent  and  faithful  ? 
!      Ans,  Yes. 

I  ask  you,  whether  you  are  fully  resolved  to  submil 
yourselves  in  future  to  the  gracious  direction  of  the  divine 
Spirit,  so  that  you  may  no  more  purposely  offend,  but  be 
enabled  to  hate  and  avoid  all  manner  of  evil,  to  walk  cir- 
cumspectly before  God,  and  to  follow  after  holiness  ?  If 
this  is  your  upright  intention  and  purpose,  annomice  it  in 
tlie  presence  of  God  and  of  each  other,  by  saying  "  yes. " 
A71S.  Yes. 

Let  us  unite  in  making  this  confession  fai  prayer  to  the 
throne  of  grace. 

Here  one  of  the forms  of  general  confesmn  may  be  used. 
See  page  3.4.  Or  the  Jllinister  may  address  the  Father  of 
mercies  in  any  other  prayer,  ivHch  he  shall  consider  propei\ 
This  act  of  devotion  being  perfotmed,  the  Minister'  may  say 
to  the  Commwiicants  : 

Almighty  God,  the  Fatlier  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  desire'th  not  the  death  of  a  sinner,  but  rather  that  he 
may  turn  from  his  wickedness  and  live,  having  given  com- 
mandment to  his  ministers  to  declare  to  all  who  are  truly 
}>enitent  the  absolution  oftheii*  sins,— I  pronounce  to  you, 
who  in  your  hearts  believe  in  Jesus  Christ  and  fully  pur- 
pose a  life  of  obedience  and  piety,  the  forgiveness  of  your 
errors  and  offences.  Doubt  not,  I  intreat  you,  but  be  com- 
pletely assm'ed,  that,  if  you  hunger  and  tiiirst  after  right- 
eousness, you  shall  be  satisfied  and  have  cause  to  rejoice 
•in  the  God  of  your  salvation.  He  is  the  Lord  God  mer- 
ciful and  gracious ;  his  covenant  stands  sui^e  for  ever.  To 
call  in  question  the  fulfilment  of  his  promises,  would  be 
ingratitude  and  impiety.  The  Spirit  of  Clxrist  and  Chris- 
tianity is  not  the  spirit  of  bondage  and  fear,  but  the  spiiit 
of  adoption,  whereby  we  cry,  Abba,  Father. —  But,  while 
the  gosi)el  of  Jesus  commands  us  to  bind  up  the  broken- 
hearted, and  to  declare  peace  and  good-will  to  all  who  are 
reconciled  unto  God's  government  and  laws;  it  threatens 
indignation  and  wrath,  tribulation  and  aiigui^i  against  the 
workers  of  iniquity.  My  duty  to  you  requires  me,  there- 
fore, to  state  in  the  most  explicit  terms,  Uiat,  if  we  are  im- 
penitent, and  either  live  in  tJie  open  violation  of  GodVho* 
3v  cQcmmjaidm*?nts,  or  hypocriticaily  put  oa  theforajof 


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43 


godliness,  all  our  confessions  and  promises  will  be  im- 
availing- ;  and  that  we  shall  be  unable  to  escape  from  the 
wrath  to  come,  unless  we  be  renewed  in  our  minds  and 
lives,  while  the  day  of  gi-ace  is  prolonged. 

May  God  have  mercy  upon  every  one  of  us,  pardon  and 
deliver  us  from  all  our  sins,  confirm  and  strengthen  us  in 
all  goodness,  and  bring  us  to  everlasting  life  tlirough  Jesu^' 
€>irist  our  Lord,  Amen> 

SECTION  X. 

THE  ADMimSTR^TIOJ^  OF  THE 
LORD'S  SUPPER. 
Jiftev  the  usuaUMorning'sei^ice,  the  ^Minister  standing  at 
the  CommuniOn-table,  addresses  the  Commumcants, 
"  Holy,  holy>  holy  is  the  Lord  of  hosts :  the  whole  ear£h 
is  full  of  his  glory." 
Dearly  Beloved, 
\  S  you  intend  to  come  to  the  holy  Communion,  which 
our  Lord  ordained  to  be  a  memorial  of  his  sufferings 
and  death,  and  a  means  of  improving  his  disciples  in  their* 
attachment  and  obedience  to  his  divhie  religion ;  1  exhort 
you  to  raise  your  hearts  unto  God  in  prayer,  devoutly  re- 
lying on  the  sure  promise  that  your  humble  petitions  shall 
be  heard  and  accepted.  ' 

I  exhort  you,  moreover,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus^ 
that  you  draw  near  in  this  sacred  ordinance,  in  the  lively 
exercises  of  faith ;  directing  your  grateful  attention  to  those 
words  of  its  institution,  in  which  the  blessed  Redeemer 
declares,  that  his  body  is  given  and  his  blood  is  shed  for 
our  benefit  and  for  the  remission  of  sin.  Showing  forth 
the  Lord's  deaths  let  us  meditate  upon  his  love,  and  rejoice 
in  that  grace  which  is  conferred  through  him  upon  the 
children  of  men* 
Let  us  pray. 

Our  Father  J  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  tliy  name;* 
Thy  Kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is 
in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  foi** 
give  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive  those  who  trespass 
against  u?.   And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  delivfej 

G  6* 


U  THE  LORD'S  SUPPEU. 

us  from  evU.   For  thine  is  the  Kingdom,  and  the  powerji 

and  the  gloiy,  for  ever  and  ever. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  unto  whom  all  hearts 
are  open  and  all  desires  are  known ;  we  rejoice  and  praise 
thee,  that  we  are  permitted  to  come  into  thy  presence  with 
the  full  assurance  tliat  thou  art  the  Friend  and  Father  of 
the  children  of  men.  Glorj^  be  to  thee,  that,  when  all  flesh 
liad  corrupted  its  way,  and  the  nations  of  the  earth  were 
dead  in  trespasses  and  sins,  without  the  knowledge  of  thee, 
and  without  hope,  thine  eye  beheld  them  with  pity,  andv 
thine  arm  was  outstretched  for  their  deliverance.  Glory 
be  to  thee,  that  in  the  fulness  of  time  thou  didst  send  thine^ 
only-begotten  and  well-beloved  Son,  not  that  he  should  be 
the  messenger  of  woe,  not  that  he  should  condemn  the 
world,  but  that  the  world  through  him  might  be  saved. 
Glory  be  to  thee,  that  he  is  made  unto  us  wisdom,  and 
righteousness,  and  sanctifi cation,  and  redemption.  Glory 
be  to  thee  for  his  precious  discoveries  and  doctrines,  for 
his  astonishing  works,  and  for  his  spotless  example.  G\o'4 
ry  be  to  thee,  that  he  wa«  made  perfect  through  sufferings,' 
that  he  humbled  himself  and  became  obedient  unto  the^ 
death  of  the  cross,  that  he  is  set  forth  to  be  a  mercy-seat ' 
through  faith  in  his  blood,  the  propitiation  for  our  sins,  and 
not  for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world. 
Glory  be  to  thee,  that  by  his  death  he  has  destroyed  the 
terrors  of  the  grave,  tliat  he  is  exfilted  above  principalities 
and  powers,  that  a  name  is  given  him  which  is  above  every 
name,  that  he  is  able  to  save  unto  the  uttermost  all  those 
that  come  unto  thee  through  him,  and  that  he  has  entered 
into  heaven  as  our  Captain  and  Forerunner.  Glory  be  to 
thee,  that  means  and  opportunities  are  offered  us  fpr 
strengthening  our  affection  to  thy  dear  Son,  and  for  imbi- 
bing his  holy  temper  and  disposition.  In  compliance  with 
his  sacred  injunction,  we  would  now  celebrate  his  dying 
love,  profess  his  name  before  men,  take  the  cup  of  his  sal- 
vation, and  triumph  in  his  cross.  And  we  beseech  thee,  0 
most  merciful  Father,  to  accept  this  our  sacrifice  of  praise 
jind  thanksgiving,  and  to  grant,  that  we  may  obtain  all  the 
benefits  which  flow  from  his  death,  his  resurrection,  and 
his  glory.  We  presume  not  to  come  to  thine  altar,  trust- 
ing in  any  righteousness  of  our  own,  but  in  thine  infinite 
compassion  and  m^^rcy  in  Christ  Jesus.   We  beseech  thee 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.  45 
to  pardon  all  oiu*  imperfections  and  iniquities,  according  to 
the  gracious  covenant,  which  thou  hast  been  pleased  to 
make  with  thy  people  through  him.  We  renounce  eveiy 
passion  and  pursuit,  inconsistent  with  thy  sei-vice  and  with 
the  gratitude  which  we  owe  to  our  magnanimous  Deliv- 
erer. We  present  and  devote  to  thee,  O  God,  our  bodies 
and  oiu*  souls,  to  be  a  reasonable,  holy,  and  living  sacrifice. 
And  we  implore  thy  gracious  assistance,  that  we  may  be 
4jrucifeed  unto  the  world,  and  that  we  may  ever  hereafter 
Jive  by  the  faith  of  thy  Son,  who  loved  us  and  gave  himself 
for  us.  In  all  the  circumstances  of  tliis  mortal  life,  may 
we  tread  in  his  footsteps  with  increasing  fidelity  and  de- 
li^'ht.  Though  we  see  him  not,  may  we  rejoice  in  him 
with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory ;  and  at  last  receive 
the  end  of  our  faith,  even  the  salvation  of  our  souls. 

Blessed  be  thou,  O  God,  that  peace  on  earth  and  good- 
will to  men  is  proclaimed  from  heaven.    Blessed  be  thou, 
the  Son  of  the  Most  High,  who  hast  redeemed  us  by  thy 
blood,  and  made  us  kings  and  priests  unto  God.  Blessing 
and  honour,  and  glory  and  power,  be  unto  Him  that  sitteth 
on  the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen, 
*'  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  night  in  which  he  was 
betrayed  took  bread  ;  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he 
"  brake  it,  and  gave  it  unto  his  disciples,  saying,  take,  eat, 
this  is  my  body  whieh  is  given  for  you.    Do  this  in  re- 
membrance  of  me.    And,  at  the  same  tune,  after  supper, 
he  took  the  cup,  ^ave  thanks  and  gave  it  to  them,  saying, 
drink  yc  all  of  this ;  this  cup  is  the  New  Testament  in  my 
blood,  which  is  shed  for  you  and  for  many  for  the  remis- 
"  sion  of  sins.   Do  this,  as  often  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
"brance  of  me." 

Thus  commanded  and  invited,  let  us  approach  the  table 
of  the  Lord,  My  Brethi'en,  with  devotion  and  faith,  witli 
gratitude  and  charity,  with  penitence  and  holy  joy.  In  the 
name  of  Christ  our  common  and  only  Master,  I  sa^  to  all 
who  own  him  as  their  Saviour,  and  resolve  to  be  his  faith- 
ful subjects :  ye  are  welcome  to  this  feast  of  love. 

When  the  JMInister  presents  the  bread  to  the  Commum^ 
cants,  he  says  to  them :  Jesus  said,  take  and  eat,  this  is  my 
body  which  is  given  for  you ;  dp  this  ir*  remembrance  of  me. 

When  the  JYVimster  delivers  the  ciip  to  them,  he  says :  v 
Jesus  said;  driak  ye  all  of  tliis  $  this  cup  Is  the  New  Testa*- 


4S  THE  LORD»S  SUPPEK. 

ment  in  my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  you  and  for  many  tor 

the  remission  of  sin.   Do  this  in  remembrance  of  me. 

The  Mnister  is  at  liberty  to  substitute  any  other  'words 
hi  the  place  of  these  ;  and  it  is  desirable,  that  he  should  en* 
deavour  to  keep  alive  the  devotion  of  the  Communicants  by 
appropriate  addresses  to  them,  or  by  suitable  passages  of 
Scripture  like  the  foUo-wing  :• —  John  iii.  1 6.  Matth.  xi.  28* 
29.  30.  Jolin  XV.  13.  Rom.  iii.  24.  25.  Rom.  v.  7.  8.  Rom. 
viii.  1.  Rom.  viii.  32.  34.  2  Cor.  v.  19.  1  Tim.  i.  15.  1  John 

ii.  1.2.  iv.  10.  Isaialii.  16.  17.  18.  Isaiah  Iv.  7.  Ezekiel 
xxxiii.  11.  Hebrews  xii.  22.  23.  24.  2  Tim.  ii.  11.  12.  13. 
Rom.  viii.  17.  18.  1  Cor.  ii.  9.  xv.  55.  56.  57.  1  John  iii.  2, 
John  xiv.  2.  3.—  These  express  the  comfort  and  hope  of 
Christians.—-'  The  sanctity  of  our  profession  as  followers 
of  Christ  is  exhibited  in  such  as  these : —  Matth.  v.  2 — 10. 
Matth.  V.  48.  Matth.  vii.  12.  Matth.  vii.  21.  John  xiii.  14. 15. 
John  xiv.  23.  xv.  4.  5.  6.  8.  10.  12. 14.  John  v.  28. 29.  Acts 
xvii.  31.  Uom.  vi.  22.  23.  viii.  6.  9. 13.  14.  xii.  9. 10. 11. 12. 

13.  14.  15.  1  Cor.  XV.  58.  Gal.  v,  22.  23.  24.  Philipp.  ii.  5. 

iii.  ao,  Coloss.  iii.  1.  2.  3.  1  Tim.  iv.  8.  Titus  ii.  11. 12. 13. " 

14.  Hebrews  xii.  1.  2.  14,  James  ii.  26.  1  Peter  ii.  21.  22. 
2^,  1  John  h\  11.  16.  20.  Rev.  iii.  11.  21,  ii.  10. 

Wlien  all  have  received  the  communion^  the  Minister  ad" 
dresses  the  congregation. — 

O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,    for  he  is  good;  and  his 
^*  mercy  endureth  for  ever." 
Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father !  we  thine  unwor- 
thy servants  offer  unto  tliee  our  united  thanks  for  the  com- 
fort and  refreshmentj  the  instruction  and  improvement, 
which  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  afford  us  in  the  commem- 
oration of  the  life,  the  death,  and  the  glory  of  thy  blessed 
Son.  How  can  we  ever  be  sufficiently  gi'ateful  to  thee, 
for  preparing  such  a  table  for  us  in  the  wilderness  of  this 
world  !  what  good  thing  can  we  ever  Avant,  whilst  we  have 
t)iee  for  our  Shepherd  )  What  mercy  wilt  thou  refuse  to 
those,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed,  not  with  corruptible 
things,  but  with  the  precious  blood  of  Jesus  Christ !  What 
consolation  and  joy  are  poured  into  our  hearts,  whilst  we 
contemplate  him  crucified  and  risen  again,  triumphing  oyer 
all  his  foes  and  ours,  seated  at  thy  nght  hand,  and  raising 
his  disciples  to  his  own  glory  and  happiness  ,* 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.  47 

O  God  !  grant  tlmt  we  may.  be  made  conformable  unto 
>\is  death,  and  experience  more  and  more  perfectly  the 
power  of  his  resurrection.  As  we  have  now  received  the 
Lord  Jesus  for  our  Saviour  and  King,  help  us  to  walk  in 
him,  to  be  transformed  into  his  image,  and  to  rely  with  in- 
vincible faith  upon  his  promises.  May  we  demonstrate 
our  love  to  him  by  constantly  keeping  his  commandments. 
May  we  make  his  cause  our  own  personal  concern,  labour 
to  promote  it  with  all  our  powers,  and  rejoice  in  every  in- 
stance of  its  success.  Having  professe^^  ourselves  breth- 
ren, members  of  the  same  spiritual  body,  may  we  ever  be 
careful  to  exercise  friendship  and  kindness  towards  all 
men  ;  and  help  each  other,  to  the  best  of  our  ability,  in  our 
journey  to  the  land  of  immortality.  May  the  sentiments 
and  resolutions,  which  we  now  entertain,  animate  us  in  all 
the  changes  of  this  transitory  state.  May  we  go  forth  into 
the  world,  candidates  for  a  crown  of  glory  that  fadeth  not 
away,  looking  habitually  unto  Jesus  the  author  and  finisher 
of  our  faith,  and  anticipating  his  second  comings  with  ex- 
alted and  immoveable  hope.  Under  the  trials  and  temp- 
tations of  life,  may  thy  grace  be  sufficient  for  us,  and  thy 
Providence  and  Spirit  sustain  and  comfort  us.  In  the  hour 
of  deatli,  may  we  commend  our  souls  to  thee,  with  the 
humble,  joyful  assurance  of  forgiveness  and  acceptance 
through  our  great  Mediator.  And  when  he  shall  appear, 
may  we  also  appear  with  him  in  glory,  be  acknowledged 
as  his  disciples  before  angels  and  men  and  be  added  to  the 
general  assembly  and  church  of  the  first-born  in  heaven. 

Finally,  we  beseech  thee,  O  most  merciful  God  !  to  ex- 
tend the  advantages,  which  we  enjoy  this  day,  to  all  map- 
kind.  Have  pity  upon  all  Jews,  Heathens,  Mahometans, 
and  unbelievers.  Take  from  them  all  ignorance,  hardness 
of  lieart,  and  contempt  of  thy  word  ;  and  let  them  be  saved 
among  those  who  worship  and  serve  thee  in  spirit  and  in 
truth.  Grant,  that  all  Christians  may  love  each  other  as 
one  fold,  having  one  Shepherd,  and  be  careful  to  maintain 
good  works.  Comfort  every  sorrowful  heart.  And  vouch- 
safe to  unite  the  whole  human  family  in  endless  harmony 
and  felicity,  through  Jesus  Chi'ist  our  Lord  and  Saviour. 
Amen. 

The  service  is  coxidnded  fmtli  q  hmn  andoneoftIi& 
mual  benedictiom.  \ 
G  G  2 


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THE  INAUGURATION 


SECTION  XI. 

A  FOBMFOR  THE  LXAUGURATIOX  OF  THE 
JRULLYG  OFFICERS  OF  A  COJVGREGATIOJ^.^ 

N.  B.  The  Lutheran  churches  in  this  country,  although 
united  in  Synods,  having,  independently  of  each  other, 
framed  such  regulations  as  each  judged  most  expedient 
and  necessary  for  its  own  government,  do  not  entu*ely 
agree  in  the  names  and  powers  of  their  Rulers;  and, 
hence,  only  the  general  appellation,  "  iniling  officers,"  is 
"Used  in  tliis  form. 

The  JMinisfer,  Iiavin^  presented  the  thanks  of  the  Congre- 
gation to  those  officers  tvhose  term  of  service  had  e^vpiredfM 
and  having  published  the  names  of  those  chdy  elected  agree^^ 
ably  to  the  constitution  of  the  church,may  deliver  thefoUora>M 
ing  or  a?iy  similar  address.  ■ 
J^fy  Christian  Fnendsy  ^ 

ORDER  is  the  soul  of  every  religious,  as  well  as  civil, 
societ}* ;  and  the  strictest  order  is  compatible  with 
freedom  of  conscience.  A  congregation  cannot  conduct 
tlie  solemnities  of  public  worship  with  propriety,  without 
confusion,  and  to  its  own  edification,  or  carry  on  its  out- 
"vvai'd  affairs  with  success,  unless  some  persons  are  appoint- 
ed to  rule  according  to  prescribed  laws.  Even  intlie  time 
of  the  Apostles,  churches  were  not  only  provided  with 
regular  teachers,  but  each  of  them  was  also  placed  under 
the  care  of  particular  inspectors,  whose  office  it  was  to 
secure  ai^d  promote  its  prosperity. 

The  same  duty  is  incumbent ' upon  "the  Council  "  of 
this  church.  They  are  to  take  care,  that  "all  things  be 
done  decently  and  in  order  that  the  sei-vice  of  God's 
house  be  performed  in  a  manner  con^esponding  with  the 
importance  of  this  object,  and  the  purity  and  simplicity  of 
the  gospel ;  that  the  necessary  insti-uction,  consolation, 
and  excitement  to  the  practice  of  godliness  and  \iitQe,  be 
afforded  to  the  yoimg  and  tlie  old ;  and  that  Christian  mor- 
als be  cultivated  and  preserved  among  the  members  of 
the  congregation^  They  are  bound  to  endeavour  to  re- 
Store  such  as  are  overtaken  in  a  fault,  in  the  spirit  of  meek- 
ness; to  admonish  and  warn  open  offenders ;  and,  ifne- 
<3ess£fi7,  to  reprove  them  with  the  utmost  seriousness,  "wiA 


OF  CHURCH-OFFICERS.  49 
view  to  recover  them  from  the  error  of  their  ways, 
hey  are  to  be  particularly  solicitous  to  prevent  litigation 
and  strife,  to  brings  about  a  speedy  reconciliation  between 
contending;  parties,  to  relieve  the  poor,  and  to  encourage 
and  spread  as  much  as  possible  a  spirit  of  harmony,  friend- 
ship, and  brotherly  love  among  all  who  are  connected 
witii  this  society.  And  they  are  to  employ  all  proper 
means,  at  the  same  time,  for '  advancing  the  external  Avel- 
fare  of  the  church,  and  for  increasing  its  ability  to  give  as- 
sistance to  similar  institutions  and  to  aid  otliers  in  the  dif- 
fusion of  the  divine  word. 

TJie  officers  elect  standing  before  the  altar ^  the  J[linister 
says  to  them  : 

These,  My  Brethren,  are  the  chief  duties,  which  you 
have  been  chosen  to  fulfil.  That  the  congregation  may  be 
certified  of  your  willingness  to  discharge  them,  I  ask  you, 
in  the  presence  of  God  and  of  your  fellow-worshippers. 
Whether  you  heartily  believe  in  the  truth  of  the  Christian 
religion  P  Whether  you  are  persuaded  that  you  are  law- 
fully called  to  the  service  of  the  chm^ch  ?  and  Whether 
you  are  determined  to  administer  its  government  accord- 
ing to  tlie  rules  of  its  constitution,  and  the  spirit  and  pre- 
cepts of  the  gospel  ? — 'If  this  be  your  conviction  and  deter- 
mination, please  to  announce  it  by  answering  "  Yes." 

Upon  this  your  promise,  I  do  hereby  pronounce  you  to 
be  invested  with  the  oflice  to  which  you  have  been  elected, 
and  give  you,  in  the  name  of  the  congregation,  the  right 
hand  of  Christian  fellowship  and  love. 
Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father !  we  offer  unto 
thee  our  united  and  thankful  acknowledgments,  that  thou 
hast  been  pleased  to  introduce,  to  extend,  and  to  support 
the  Kingdom  of  thy  Son  Christ  Jesus  on  eaitli,  and  that 
the  gates  of  hell  have  not  been  able  to  prevail  against  it. 
We  praise  thee,  that  we,  whose  ancestors  were  afar  off, 
have  been  brought  to  the  glorious  light  of  thy  gospel. 
We  praise  thee  for  the  ministry  of  reconciliation,  for  the 
ordinances  of  thy  house,  for  the  comfort,  joy,  and  improve- 
ment, which  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  bestow  upon  us  in 
the  exercises  of  public  worship.  And  we  beseech  thee, 
O  thou  God  of  all  grace !  to  continue  to  us  these  inestima- 
ble privileges,  and  to  help  us  to  make  a  wise  and  constant, 
use  of  them.    Grant,  that  thy  word  may  be  preached 


50  THE  INAUGURATION  &c, 

among  lis  in  its  purity ;  and  that  all  thy  people  "may  ht^ 
disposed  to  hear  it  with,  attention,  to  receive  it  with  affe 
tion,  and  to  bring  forlK  abundantly  the  fruits  of  righteou 
mess.    JRopbid  that  any  root  of  bitterness  should  spring  ujpf 
to  trouhle  us.    Enable  us,  whenever  we  assemble  in  this 
house  of  prayer,  to  meet  together  with  one  accord,  to 
praise  thee  with  gladness  and  singleness  of  heart,  and  to 
continue  steadfastly  in  brotherly  fellowship.   If  any  of  us 
are  held  in  the  bonds  of  iniquity :  we  pray  thee,  O  Lord, 
to  break  the  fetters  of  sin,  and  to  set  the  prisoners  free 
If  any  of  us  are  penitent  for  their  errors  and  transgressions 
we  pray  tliee  to  perfect  and  console  them.    If  any  of  u 
are  sincerely  devoted  to  thee :  we  pray  thee  to  make  the 
faithful,  and  to  fill  them  with  peace  and  joy  in  the  Hoi; 
Ghost.    lustruct  and  guide  our  youth  in  the  path  of  inno- 
cence, that,  as  they  grow  in  stature,  they  may  grow  iii 
grace  and  in  favour  with  thee  and  with  men;  and  let  the 
hoary  head  be  found  in  the  ways  of  righteousness. — W 
implore  thy  blessing,  especially,  for  thy  servants,  w* 
have  been  called,  in  thy  Providence,  to  direct  the  concern  , 
of  this  part  of  thy  church.    Give  them,  we  beseech  thee 
a  large  measure  of  tlie  Spirit  of  thy  Son,  the  spirit  of  un- 
derstanding and  wisdom,  the  spirit  of  piety  and  virtue,  t" 
spirit  of  benevolence  and  charity,.  Replenish  them  wi 
an  enlightened  and  active  zeal  for  the  happiness  of  their' 
brethren.  Assist  them  to  discliarge  their  obligations  wit*: 
alacrity,  patience,  and  firmness ;  and  let  all  tlieir  consulta 
tions,  influenced  and  governed  by  Christian  love,  tend 
thy  glory  and  the  happiness  of  thy  people.   Help  them 
shine  as  lights  before  men,  to  be  exemplary  in  their  fami 
lies,  exemplary  in  their  public  walk  and  conversation,  ex 
emplary  in  their  observance  of  religious  duties,  exemplar 
in  the  performance  of  every  Christian  ofRce.    While  the 
study  to  approve  themselves  to  thee,  may  they  be  honour 
ed  and  esteemed  by  those  for  whom  they  labour,  and  re-» 
joice  in  the  assurance  that  their  work  is  not  in  vain  in  the 
Lord.    And,  finally,  grant,  that  they  and  we  all,  being 
])uilt  upon  the  foundation  of  the  Apostles  and  Prophets, 
Jesus  Christ  himself  being  the  chief  corner-stone,  may 
become  an  holy  temple  unto  tltco. 

Hear  us,  O  God,  of  thine  infinite  mercy,  in  these  our 
petitions,  which  we  offer  up  in  ihn  name  of  thy  Son  ;  and 
thiiie  be  ail  the  glory  and  praise  now  and  evermore.  AmcR. 


MATRIMONY. 


5! 


SECTION  XII. 

THE  SOLEMmZATIOA'  OF  MATMIMOJS'Y, 
When  the  persons' to  he  married  are  assembled  ivith  their 
fnends,  the  Minister  addresses  thejii^  saying, 

DEARLY  Beloved,  we  are  leathered  to,e;ether  here  iu 
the  sight  of  God,  and  in  the  presence  ot'  these  witnes- 
ses, to  join  together  this  man  and  this  woman  in  holy  Ma- 
trimony; which  was  instituted  of  God  himself  for  the  hap- 
iness  of  mankind  ;  which  is  commended  in  his  word  as  an 
onourable  state ;  and  which  is,  therefore,  not  to  he  enter- 
ed into  unadvisedly  or  lightly,  but  reverently,  discretely, 
advisedly,  and  m  the  fear  of  God. 

Jlndalso,  speaking  to  the  persons  loho  are  to  be  maiTied, 
lie  may  say, 

I  require  and  charge  you  botli,  as  ye  will  answer  at  the 
dreadful  day  of  judgment,  when  the  secrets  of  £dl  hearts 
shall  be  disclosed,  that  if  eidier  of  you  know  any  impedi- 
ment, why  you  may  not  be  lawfully  united  in  matrhnony, 
ye  do  now  confess  it.  For  be  you  well  assured,  that  if  any 
persons  are  joined  together  otherwise  than  God's  word  al- 
lows, their  marriage  is  not  lawful. 

If  no  impediment  be  alleged  the  Jllinister  asks  the  ma?!, 

N.  Do  you  take  this  woman  to  your  wedded  wife,  to  live 
together  after  God's  ordinance  in  the  st^ite  of  Matrimony  ? 
"Will  you  love  her,  comfort  her,  honour  and  keep  her,  as 
a  faithful  Christian  husband  is  bovmd  to  do,  in  health  and 
sickness,  in  prosperity  and  adversity ;  and,  forsaking  all 
others,  keep  you  only  vmto  her,  so  long  as  you  both 
shall  live  ?— « 
Ans.  Yes. 

The  Jllimster  then  asks  the  xvoman, 

N.  Do  you  take  this  man  to  your  wedded  husband,  to 
live  together  after  God's  ordinance  in  the  state  of  Matri- 
mony ?  Will  you  love  him,  comfort  him,  honour  and 
keep  him,  as  a  faithful  Christian  Vv  ife  is  bound  to  do,  in 
licalth  and  sickness,  in  prosperity  and  adversity :  and,  for- 
salcing  all  others,  keep  yon  only  unto  hhn,  so  long  as  you., 
both  live  P — 
i^^ns.  Yes. 


i2  MATRIMONY. 

Then  the  Mmster,  joining'  their  nght  hands  togeihet'' 
may  say: 

Those,  whom  God  hath  joined  together,  let  Ao  man  put 
asunder. 

Forasmuch  as  N.  and  N.  have  consented  together  in 
"Nvedlock,  and  have  witnessed  the  same  before  God  and  this 
company ;  I  pronounce  that  they  are  Man  and  Wife. 
Let  us  pray. 

O  eternal  God,  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  man- 
kind, the  giver  of  all  spiritual  grace,  the  author  of  ever- 
lasting life  :  we  would  acknowledge  thee  in  all  our  ways, 
and  devoutly  implore  thy  direction  and  blessing.  We 
adore  thee  as  the  source  of  om'  benevolent  affections,  and 
of  all  our  social  satisfactions  and  comforts.  We  praise 
thee,  that  tliou  hast  ordained  for  us  domestic  institutions. 
And  we  beseech  thee  to  behold  with  tliy  favour  and  to 
bless  these  thy  servants,  who  have  now  entered  into  the 
closest  and  tenderest  of  all  earthly  connections.  Help 
them  to  fulfil  witli  fidelity  the  vow  and  covenant  whicli 
they  have  made  in  thy  presence ;  that  the  relation  in  which 
(hey  stand  to  each  other,  may  not  be  to  them  a  state  of 
temptation  and  sorrow,  but  of  holiness,  joy,  and  perfect  in- 
dissoluble friendship.  Give  them  grace  to  overlook  each 
other's  infirmities,  to  cherish  a  due  regard  for  each  other's 
opinions  and  feelings,  to  be  just  to  each  other's  virtues  and 
good  intentions,  to  nnprove  each  other's  understanding  and 
heart,  and  to  travel  together  hand  in  hand  the  road  which 
leads  to  heaven  and  thee.  Enable  them,  by  persevering 
afiTection,  by  a  worthy  deportment,  and  by  united  devo- 
tions, to  solten  to  each  other  the  unavoidable  cares  of  life, 
to  alleviate  its  sorrows,  to  increase  its  innocent  cnj wments, 
and  to  edify  their  friends  and  all  around  them.  Prosper, 
we  beseech  thee,  their  useful  worldly  pursuits,  if  thine  in- 
linite  wisdom  perceives  this  to  be  good  for  them ;  and, 
should  they  be  visited  with  affliction,  let  them  find  a  never- 
iailing  Friend  and  Supporter  in  thee.  And,  having  been 
pious,  virtuous,  and  happy  in  their  connection  here  on 
<iarth,  may  they  be  at  last  united  in  the  realms  of  everlast- 
ing love  and  bliss,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

The  following  exhortation  be  addressed  P)  the  par* 
tied  after  Tjiarriage. 


MATRMONY.  50 
It  "will  be  of  great  advantage  and  importance  to  you,  My 
Friends,  to  consider  frequently  and  seriously  the  sacred 
engagement,  which  you  have  now  made.  Marriage  is  the 
union  of  one  man  with  one  woman  for  their  joint  happi- 
ness, and  for  the  pious  education  of  children,  Avhere  God 
gives  tliem ;  and,  by  the  original  appointment  of  the  Al- 
mighty, confirmed  by  our  Saviour,  (Genesis  ii.  24.  Matth^ 
xix.  4.  5.  6.)  this  union  is  to  be  dissolved  only  by  death. 
It  was  intended  by  the  benevolent  Parent  of  mankind,  not 
to  be  a  hard  yoke,  but  a  means  of  promoting  our  true  hap- 
piness, and  of  excercising  us  in  the  best  and  most  amiable 
dispositions.  Let  the  necessary  care  and  diligence  bcj 
therefore,  employed  for  the  accomplishment  of  these  mo- 
mentous ends.  Let  it  be  always  remembered  by  both  of 
you,  that  your  own  welfare  is  concerned  in  the  part  ^vhioh 
you  act  in  this  relation,  and  that  you  are  accountable  for 
your  behaviour  in  it  to  the  omniscient  and  righteous  Judge 
of  the  living  antl  the  dead.  Abhor  and  fly  from  eveiy 
thought,  word  and  deed,  which  might  have  the  slightest 
tendency  to  lesson  your  mutual  esteem,  to  taint  the  chasti- 
ty and  purity  of  your  hearts,  and  to  tempt  you  to  the  vio- 
lation of  conjugal  fidelity*  Let  piety,  peace,  concord,  mild- 
ness and  forbearance,  be  your  constant  companions  and 
guides.  Expect  not  to  find  each  other  faultless  j  but  re- 
collect that  you  are  to  endeavour  to  become  so.  Hope 
not  for  perfect  and  unmixed  happiness  ;  while  you  are  in 
this  world,  a  variety  of  trials  must  be  borne ;  but,  if  you 
faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  the  state  into  which  you 
have  entered,  your  afflictions  will  be  mitigated  and  your 
satisfactions  be  multiplied  by  sharing  them  Avith  each  oth- 
er as  most  intimate  friends  and  partners.  Be  not  ambi- 
tious of  superiority  and  power;  but  be  ambitious  of  the 
honour  of  bearing  each  other's  burdens,  of  preventing  each 
other's  wishes,  and  of  promoting  each  other's  happiness 
by  works  of  love.  Prefer  the  pleasures  of  domestic  soci- 
ety to  all  other  earthly  enjoyments,  and  rest  assured  that 
they  are  the  most  innocent  and  durable.  Be  particularly 
careful  to  sanctify  your  connectioa  by  devotional  exerci- 
ses; let  the  God  of  heaven  be  acknowledged  and  worship- 
ped in  your  family ;  be  affectionate  instructors,  monitors^ 
guardians,  aiid  supporters  of  each  other's  virtue,  and  ex- 
atnpies  to  all  who  may  dwell  under  your  roof.  ShouUt 


54^  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 
God  bless  you  with  children,  let  it  be  your  chief  concetii, 
not  that  they  should  be  rich  or  great  in  the  world,  but  that 
they  should  be  educated  as  Christians ;  and  let  it  be  your 
highest  delight  and  your  noblest  employment,  to  Iraia 
them  up  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.— By 
following  these  counsels,  you  will  be  preserved  from  nurn* 
berless  evils,  vexations,  and  sins.  By  obeying  these  dic- 
tates of  religion,  you  will  render  your  days  on  earth  tran- 
quil, possess  a  conscience  void  of  ofteiiie^,  and  secure  t\i<y 
iipprobation  of  Almighty  God.  And,  by  advancing  each 
other's  best  interests  as  immortal  beings,  you  will  be  en- 
abled to  rejoice  habitually  in  the  precious  hope,  that,  al- 
though you  shall  be  separated  by  death  for  a  little  while, 
you  will  meet  again,  with  new  improvements,  and  in  hap- 
pier circumstances  that  shall  admit  of  no  termination. 
May  God  grant  you  such  felicity  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

SECTlOiV  XIII. 

TJfE  BUB  ML  OF  THE  BEJIJ). 

It  i  .9  customary  for  the  JMinister  to  make  a  short  and  su'* 
able  address  to  the  faiiiily  and  others  -who  join  the processio^ 
at  the  grave^  in  the  church,  or  at  the  house  of  the  decease 
After  the  corpse  is  laid  in  the  grave ^  the  JMinister  may  m 
use  of  the  folloiving  form, 

MAN,  who  is  born  of  a  woman  ,hathbut  a  short' time  to 
live,  and  is  full  of  misery.  He  cometh  up,  and  is  cut  down 
like  a  flower  •  he  fleeth  as  it  were  a  shadow,  and  never 
continueth  in  one  stay. 

In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  deatli.  Of  whom  may  we 
seek  for  succour,  but  of  the^,  O  Lord,  who  for  our  sins  art 
justly  displeased  ? 

Yet,  O  Lord  God  most  holy,  O  Lord  most  mighty,  O 
holy  and  most  merciful  Saviour,  deliver  us  not  into  the 
bitter  pains  of  eternal  death. 

Thou  knowest,  Lord,  the  secrets  of  our  hearts:  shut 
not  thy  merciful  ears  to  our  prayers  ;  but  spare  us.  Lord 
most  holy.  O  God  most  mighty,  O  holy  and  most  merci- 
ful Saviour,  thou  most  worthy  Judge  eternal,  suffer  us  not; 
at  our  last  hour,  for  any  parins  of  death  to  fail  from  thee- 


THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD.  &5 

Td  this  prayer  the  Mmster  may  add  any  other  which  he 
shall  judge  proper*^  or  he  may  at  his  discretion^  iise  one  of 
the folloimng  prayers. 

Almighty  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of  those 
who  depart  hence  in  the  Lord ;  and  with  whom  the  souls 
of  the  faithful,  after  they  are  delivered  from  the  burthen 
of  the  flesh,  are  in  joy  and  felicity ;  we  give  thee  hearty 
thanks  for  the  good  examples  of  all  those  tiiy  servants, 
who,  having  finished  their  cowse  in  faith,  do  now  rest 
from  their  labours.  And  we  beseech  thee,  that  we,  with, 
all  who  have  loved  and  served  thee,  may  have  our  perfect 
consummation  and  bliss,  both  in  body  and  soul,  in  thine 
everlasting  glory,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

O  merciful  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  is  the  resurrection  and  the  life ;  in  whom  whosoever 
believeth  shall  live,  though  he  die ;  who  also  hath  taught 
us  by  his  holy  Apostle  St.  Paul,  not  to  be  sorry,  as  men 
without  hope,  for  those  who  sleep  in  him :  we  humbly  be- 
seech thee,  O  Father,  to  raise  us  up  from  the  death  of  sin 
unto  the  life  of  righteousness ;  that,  when  we  sliall  depart 
this  life,  we  may  rest  in  him ;  and  that,  at  the  general  re- 
surrection  in  the  last  day,  we  may  be  found  acceptable  in 
thy  sight,  and  receive  that  blessing  which  thy  Tirell-belov- 
ed  Son  shall  then  pronounce  to  all  that  love  and  fear  thee,, 
saying.  Come,  ye  blessed  children  of  my  f>»ther,  receive 
the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world.  Grant  this,  we  beseech  thee,  O  merciful  Father, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Mediator  and  Redeemer.  Amen. 

Eternal  and  unchangeable  God,  by  whose  providence 
we  have  been  called  to  witness  this  instance  of  mortality^ 
and  in  whose  hand  is  the  life  ofevery  human  being :  enable 
us,  we  beseech  thee,  to  lay  to  heart  the  serious  lessons, 
which  are  now  addressed  to  us.  Teach  us  so  to  number 
our  days,  that  we  may  apply  ourselves  unto  wisdom,  set 
our  aftections  upon  the  tilings  which  are  above,  perform 
without  delay  the  great  work  which  thou  hast  given  us  to 
do,  live  by  the  faith  of  thy  Son,  and  habitually  look  for- 
ward to  his  second  coming.  Comfort  and  support  the. 
spirits  of  thy  servants,  who  mourn  over  this  afflicting  dis- 
ppiTPation,    Let  tiieir  hearts  be  stayed  upoa  thee,  and  rc'- 


^6  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD, 

joice  in  the  precious  discoveries  of  thy  word*  And  let 
them  find  by  their  own  experience,  that  all  things  work 
together  for  good  to  them  that  love  thee.  Amen. 

Forasmuch  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in  his  wise 
providence,  to  take  out  of  this  world  the  soul  of  our  de- 
ceased brother^  ( sister  J  we  therefore  commit  }us  body  to 
the  ground ;  earth  to  earth,  ashes  to  ashes,  dust  to  dust: 
looking  for  the  general  resurrection  in  the  last  day,  and 
the  life  of  the  world  to  come  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who  shall  raise  his  followers  to  the  participation  of 
his  own  happiness  and  glory  in  heaven. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love  of  God, 
and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us  all  ever- 
more. Amen. 


PRAYERS 

FOB  THE  USE  OP 

FAMILIES  AJSTD  mmVWUALS. 


ftJBLISHED  BT  ORDER 
t)F  THE  EVANGELrCAL  LUTHERAN  SYKOC 
OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW-XORK. 


GERMAXTOWN : 
PRTXTED  BT  :M.  BXLLMETER. 


i 


PART  I. 


PRAYERS 

FOR  THE  USE  OF  FAMILIES. 
1. 

FRAYER  FOR  THE  LORD'S  DAY  Morning. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  the  Father  of  our  spirits,  who  art 
good  to  all  thy  creatures ;  unto  thee  would  we  lift  up 
our  souls,  and  magnify  thy  name  together. 

Thou  hast  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ;  we  are  thy 
people,  and  the  children  of  thy  family.  We  will  serve  thee 
ith  gladness,  and  come  into  thy  presence  with  thanks- 
giving. 

Thine  is  the  greatness,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory, 
and  the  majesty.  Everj'^  conceivable  perfection  centres  iu 
thy  character.  The  earth  is  full  of  thy  goodness ;  in  thet^ 
we  live,  and  move,  and  have  our  being.  Through  the  care 
of  thy  Providence  we  continue  to  this  day.  It  is  of  thy 
mercies  that  we  are  not  consumed ;  they  are  new  every 
morning ;  great  is  thy  faithfulness.  We  have  slept  in  safe- 
ty, and  are  lisen  in  peace,  for  thou  hast  sustained  us. 
rejoice  in  thy  Providence,  and  give  thanks  unto  thee  with 
our  Avhole  hearts. 

While  we  praise  thee,  heavenly  Father,  for  the  light  of 
the  sun,  we  M  ould  bless  thee  more  especially  for  tlic  light 
of  the  gospel  of  Christ  Jesus,  the  sun  of  righteousness. 
We  bless  thee,  that  we  are  called  to  be  his  disciples  and 
partakers  of  his  resurrection  and  glory.  We  bless  thee, 
that,  notwithstanding  our  unworthiness,  thou  hast  still  con- 
tinued unto  us  the  means  of  tme  religion,  and  dost  from 
I  hne  to  time  permit  us  to  unite  with  our  brethren  in  the 
public  services  of  thy  house.  We  bless  thee  for  the  re- 
turn of  this  day  of  sacred  rest,  and  we  desire  to  speiid  it 
ill  the  performance  of  those  duties  for  which  it  is  set  apart, 
)  Jelj)  us,  we  beseech  thee,  to  attend  with  earnestness  to 
tlic  thii-igs  that  concern  our  everlasting  peace,  tr^'aat  thn^' 
H  II  2 


CO  PRAYERS  FOR  PAMIUES. 

all  our  sentiments,  words  and  actions  may  be  holy  and 
unblamable  in  thy  sight.  Direct  us  in  our  i>rivate  medita- 
tions and  in  the  study  of  thy  word.  Fill  us  with  the  spirit 
of  devotion  in  the  society  of  our  fellow-worshippers,  and 
open  our  minds  to  the  truths  which  may  be  proposed  to  us 
from  the  sacred  oracles  of  revelation.  By  attending  upon 
the  ordinances  of  religion  this  day,  may  we  grow  wiser 
and  better,  more  pure  and  holy,  more  meek  and  humble , 
more  resigned  and  thankful,  and  more  heartily  disposed  ta 
follow  Christ  and  to  keep  his  commandments*. 

Merciful  God,  we  beseech  thee  to  communicate  tlie 
happiness,  which  we  enjoy  as  men  and  Christians,  to  all 
our  brethren.  Comfort  those,  who  are  bowed  down  by 
want  or  sorrow.  Let  this  be  a  day  of  improvement  and 
holy  pleasure  to  every  congregation  of  those  who  profess 
Ihe  name  of  thy  Son.  Enlighten  and  cheer  the  mindsj 
and  prosper  the  labours  of  all  the  ministers  of  thy  word. 
Cause  thy  name  to  be  known  in  all  the  earth,  and  let  the 
MioIq  world  be  filled  with  tliy  glory,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 


PBAYER  FOR  TEE  LORD'S  J%1Y  Evemng. 
I^^ATHER  of  mercies,  by  whose  goodness  we  have  been 
preserved,  we  come  before  thee  to  acknowledge  tlie 
iiches  of  thy  ^race.  Thy  name  is  excellent;  thy  works  aii; 
marvellous ;  in  tKy  favour  there  is  life;  and  much  peace 
]iave  they  who  love  thy  laws.  We  thank  thee  for  all  ttic 
liappiness  of  our  lives,  for  tlie  stores  of  nature,  for  tlie  ad- 
vantages of  society,  for  the  comforts  of  friendship,  and  for 
the  satisfactions  which  flow  from  our  domestic  relations. 
We  tliank  thee  for  every  opportunity  of  improving  our 
mental  faculties,  fr^r  the  inestimable  discoveries  and  hopes 
of  thy  go  pel,  and  for  the  appointment  of  public  worship. 
We  thank  tiice  for  the  blessings  bestowed  upon  us  tVits 
sacred  day.  We  are  ashamed  to  reflect,  with  how  little 
;krdour  we  engage  in  thy  work,  and  acknowledge  before 
thee  our  manifolcl  eiTors  and  sins.  Thou  pure  and  perfect 
Spirit,  forgive  of  thine  infinite  compassion  any  distraction 
it  mind  or  coldness'  of  affection,  which  may  have  attended 
'be  discharge  of  our  religious  duties ;  and  assist  us  to  fove 


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thee  more  and  to  serve  thee  better  in  the  time  to  come* 
Preserve  us  from  being  satisfied  with  the  form  of  godli- 
ness. Whatever  seeds  of  truth  may  have  fallen  into  our 
hearts,  grant  that  they  may  take  deep  root  and  be  abund-^ 
antly  fruittul.  By  the  lessons  we  have  learnt,  prepare  us 
for  resuming  and  prosecuting  our  worldly  employments 
with  a  becoming  fi'ame  of  mind ;  and  help  us  to  pass 
through  every  future  scene  of  life  under  the  guidance  of 
Christian  principles. 

Whilst  thou  shalt  see  fit  to  continue  us  in  this  world,  it 
is  our  earnest  desire  and  steadfast  i^esolution  to  answer  tlie 
ends  for  which  thou  hast  made  us.  In  the  presence  of  each 
Other,  and  before  thee  the  all-seeing  witness  and  judge, 
we  do  at  this  time  form  the  most  serious  purpose  to  guard 
against  all  vicious  appetites  and  passions,  to  behave  with 
fidelity,  prudence,  and  kindness  towards  one  another,  to 
be  diligent  in  the  business  of  our  several  stations,  to  per- 
form every  social  ofiice  with  conscientious  care,  and  to  re- 
member the  account  which  we  must  render  unto  thee  for 
our  deportment  here. 

Strengthen  us  by  thy  Spirit,  O  God,  in  thi^  resolution. 
Protect  us  this  night  against  the  dangers  to  which  we  may 
be  exposed.  And,  when  death  shall  be  our  lot,  enable  us 
to  observe  its  approach  Avith  composure,  and  receive  us 
into  thy  presence  where  there  is  fulness  of  joy,  through 
Jfesus  Christ  our  Lord  and  Satiour.  xVmeu. 

PRAYEB  FOR  MOJ^BAY  Morning, 

OTHOU  Creator,  Governer,  and  supporter  of  men  * 
thou  dwellest  in  light,  and  art  the  father  of  lights 
Grateuil  for  the  care  which  thou  hast  exercised  over  us 
during  the  night  past,  we  would  cheerfully  submit  our-« 
selves  to  thy  guidance  thr on p;h  the  da^  upon  which  we 
have  entered.  Keep  us  in  tiiy  faith  and  tear,  and  secure  us 
from  every  evil  of  soul  and  body.  Impress  on  our  heart:^ 
a  solemn  sense  of  thy  universal  presence.  Preserve  us 
frona  any  snares  whicli  may  lie  in  our  Avay,  and  especially 
from  the  sins  which  most  easily  beset  us.  Prepare  us  for 
new  occurrences,  whether  prosperous  or  adverse,  and 
*iuicken  us  in  the  discharge  of  every  obligation.   Let  no" 


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continued  peace  and  comfort  make  us  forgetful  of  thee,  gr 
corrupt  our  minds. 

Thou  prolongest  our  lives,  that  we  may  attain  more  and 
more  the  true  end  of  life.  May  this  day  witness  some  im- 
provement in  knowledge,  piety,  and  virtue.  May  it  wit- 
ness our  diligence  in  that  occupation,  to  which  thou  callest 
us. —  We  desire  and  purpose  to  keep  consciences  void  of 
offence :  but  the  experience  which  we  have  had  of  our 
frailty  makes  us  diffident  of  our  strength.  Our  confidence 
is  in  thy  power  to  confirm  our  faith  and  invigorate  our 
obedience.  We  im])lore  thine  aid,  that  we  may  run  in  the 
way  of  thy  commandments.  Smile  on  our  endeavours  af- 
ter righteousness  and  usefulness.  Teach  us  to  feel  the 
whole  value  of  our  days  on  earth  ;  and  when  they  shall  he 
:5ni8hed,  vouchsafe  to  receive  us  into  the  light  and  bliss  of 
thy  glorious  presence,  through  Jesus  Christ,  thy  Son,  oiir 
Lord.  Amen, 

4. 

PllAYER  FOR  MOJSrnJtr  Evening. 

OTHOU  infinitely  great  and  adorable  Majesty  of  heav- 
en and  earth  !  thou  art  ever  present  to  all  thy  crea- 
t  'ires.  Thou  knowest  our  down-sitting  and  our  up-rising  ; 
thou  conipassest  our  path  and  our  lying  down,  and  art  ac- 
quainted with  all  our  ways. 

Preserver  of  men!  at  the  close  of  another  day,  we 
'vould  render  unto  thee  our  thanks  for  all  the  mercies,  by 
Av  hich  our  lives  liave  been  supported  and  rendered  happy. 
Thy  sun  lias  cheered  us  with  its  rays,  thy  air  has  fanned 
the  spai  k  of  life  within  us,  and  by  thy  goodness  we  have 
been  fed  with  food  convenig?v|:  for  us.  In  grateful  confi- 
dence of  thy  mercies,  we  now  lay  ourselves  down  in 
pc;jce  ;  assured,  that,  if  it  be  thy  will,  we  siiall  sleep  in 
safe  t}  ,  and  rise  on  another  morning  with  renewed  health 
and  vigour.  Forgive  the  transgressions  of  the  past  day 
and  of  all  past  time.  Whatever  has  been  irregular  in  our 
dis[jositions,  whatever  we  have  done  which  we  ought  not 
to  have  done,  or  omitted 'v/hich  we  ought  to  liave  perform- 
ed, be  pleased  incrcifuUy  to  pardon ;  and  grant  that  ont 
circMunspec' iou  i|i4uture  may  be  increased, 
iritherto  lUo'-'.  -'-^-^l  '^'ired  ns,  provided  for  our  necessi- 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES.  p5 
ties,  and  crowned  oui'  lives  with  loving  kindness.  Truly 
our  hope  is  in  thee,  and  unier  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
will  we  put  our  trust.  We  dedicate  ourselves  unto  thee 
as  our  God  and  guide  through  life,  our  support  and  com- 
fort in  death,  and  after  death  our  everlasting  portion  and 
felicity.  Let  thy  goodness  continue  to  follow  us ;  and  en- 
able us  to  express  our  thankfulness  by  a  gi'owing  holiness 
and  resemblance  of  thee. 

Holy  Watchman  of  tliy  people,  who  dost  never  slumber 
npr  sleep  ;  thou  King  eternal,  immortal  and  invisible  !  un- 
to thee  be  honour  and  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

5. 

PRAYER  FOR  TUESBJIY  Morning. 

ALMIGHTY  gnd  everlasting  God,  we  thy  needy  crea- 
tures render  thee  our  humble  praise  for  thy  preser\a- 
tion  of  us  from  the  beginning  of  our  lives  to  this  day,  and 
especially  for  having  delivered  us  from  the  dangers  of  the 
past  night.  To  thy  watchful  providence  we  owe  it,  that 
we  have  been  kept  in  safety,  and  that  no  disturbance  hatli 
come  nigh  our  dwelling.  For  these  thy  mercies  we  bless 
and  praise  thee,  beseeching  thee  to  accept  this  morning 
sacrifice.  And  since  it  is  of  thy  goodness,  O  gracious 
Father,  that  our  existence  is  prolonged ;  we  here  devote 
both  our  bodies  and  souls  to  thy  service,  in  u  godly,  right- 
eous and  sober  life.  Strengthen  us,  we  beseech  thee,  in 
this  resolution  ;  that,  as  we  grow  in  age,  we  may  grow  in 
grace  and  in  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Je- 
sus Christ.  Have  compassion,  we  pray  thee,  on  our  in- 
firmities ;  and  give  us  the  constant  assistance  of  tliy  Holy 
Spirit,  that  we  may  be  effectually  restrained  from  sin  and. 
excited  to  our  duty.  Imprint  r  jpn  our  hearts  such  a  dread 
of  thy  displeasure,  such  a  remembrance  of  the  great  day  of 
judgment,  and  such  a  grateful  sense  of  thy  goodness  to  us^ 
as  may  make  us  both  afraid  and  ashamed  to  offend  thee. 
Keep  Us  temperate  in  our  enjoyments  and  diligent  in  our 
callings,  just  and  upright  in  our  dealings,  peaceable,  com- 
passionate, and  ready  to  do  good  to  all  men.  Direct  us  iu 
all  our  ways  ;  prosper  the  work  of  our  hands ;  defend  us 
from  calamities  and  sufferings  ;  or,  if  thou  shaltbe  pleased 
to  visit  us  with  them^  enable  us  to  bear  them  witli  patience  ^ 


64  PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES. 


and  to  be  contented  with  our  condition.—  These  tilings, 
and  whatever  else  is  necessary  and  good  for  us,  we  implore, 
with  humble  reliance  upon  thine  infinite  clemency  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Mediator  and  Redeemer.  Amen. 

6. 

TRAYER  FOR  TUESDAY  Evemng, 

MOST  mercifid  God,  who  art  of  purer  eyes  than  to  be- 
hold iniquity,  and  hast  promised  forgiveness  to  all 
those  who  confess  and  forsake  their  sins ;  we  come  before 
thee  sensible  of  our  own  unworthiness,  and  acknowledge 
our  nuraferous  transgi'essions  of  thy  righteous  laws.  Look 
upon  us,  we  beseech  thee,  with  compassion ;  pardon,  of 
thy  free  grace,  all  our  errors  and  sins;  give  us  proper 
views  of  the  great  evil  of  tliem ;  amend  the  tempers  and 
dispositions  of  our  souls ;  and  cleanse  us  from  all  vicious 
thoughts,  unlawful  designs,  and  inordinate  desires.  May 
we  never  suffer  the  sun  to  go  down  upon  our  wrath,  but 
always  retire  to  our  rest  in  peace,  charity,  and  good-will, 
with  a  conscience  void  of  offence  towards  thee  and  towards 
men. 

Accept,  O  Lord,  our  intercessions  for  all  mankind.  Be 
gi'acious  unto  thy  church ;  let  the  light  of  thy  gospel  shine 
upon  all  nations ;  bless  all  in  authority  over  us ;  do  good 
to  our  relations,  friends,  and  neighbours ;  reward  our  bene- 
factors ;  pardon  those  who  have  done  or  wish  us  evil,  and 
give  them  better  minds  ;  be  merciful  to  all  who  are  in  any 
trouble;  and  do  thou,  the  God  of  pity,  muiister  to  their 
several  necessities. 

Receive  our  thanks,  great  God,.for  our  being,  our  rea- 
son, our  health,  our  friends,  our  food,  our  raiment,  and  all 
the  other  comforts  and  conveniencies  of  life.  Above. all, 
we  adore  thy  mercy  in  sending  thine  only  Son  to  redeem 
lis  from  sin  and  eternal  death,  and  to  give  us  the  knowledge 
of  our  duty  to  thee.  We  bless  thee  for  thy  patience  with 
us,  notwithstanding  our  many  and  great  provocations ;  for 
all  the  directions,  assistances  and  comforts  of  thy  Holy 
Spirit;  and  for  all  thy  benefits  and  favours.  Continue 
them  to  us,  we  beseech  thee :  and  give  us  grace  to  shew 
our  thankfulness  by  sincere  obedience  to  thy  laws. 

Defend  us  this  night  from  all  dangers  and  mis\5hiefs,  and 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES.  6^ 
|i  bestow  on  us  sueh  refreshing  sleep  as  may  fit  us  for  the 
j  duties  of  the  following  day,  if  it  shall  please  thee  to  pro- 
loBg  our  lives.  Make  us  ever  mindful  of  the  time  when 
we  shall  lie  down  in  the  dust ;  and  gi'ant  us  grace  always 
to  live  in  such  a  manner,  that  we  may  never  be  afraid  to 
die.  Whether  living  or  dying,  may  we  be  thine,  through 
the  mediation  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  in  wnose  name  we 
offer  up  these  our  imperfect  prayers.  Amen. 

7. 

PBAYEjR  for  WEDJ^ESDAY  Mormng. 

LORD  God  Almighty,  we  will  praise  thee  with  oua' 
whole  hearts,  and  shew  forth  thy  goodness  to  the 
children  of  men. 

Thou  hast  placed  the  sun  and  tlie  moon  in  the  heavens^ 
to,  give  light  upon  the  earth,  and  to  rule  over  the  day  and 
the  night.  All  creatures  wait  upon  thee,  and  thou  giveist 
them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  hast  preserved  us  and  provided  for  us  in  the  help- 
less state  of  infancy,  and  guided  us  in  the  dangerous  paths 
of  youth.  Thou  hast  supplied  our  daily  wants,  and  brought 
us  to  the  present  moment  in  peace  and  safety.  Through 
the  daitoess  of  the  night,  thine  eye  has  been  upon  us  ;  and 
we  appear  before  thee  this  morning,  surrounded  with  the 
gifts  of  thy  bounty. 
,  Accept,  O  merciful  Father,  our  unfeigned  thanksgivings 
!     for  these,  and  for  all  our  spiritual  blessings  ;  and  help  us 
?     so  to  improve  and  apply  them,  that  we  may  be  happy  in 
thy  favour,  both  in  this  world,  and  that  which  is  to  come. 

May  we  be  in  thy  fear  all  the  day  long,  s<Srve  thee  with 
pure  affection,  and  enjoy  the  good  things  of  life  in  inno- 
cence.   In  our  domestic  relations,  may  we  be  all  of  ono. 
mind,  love  as  brethren,  and  live  in  peace  ;  that  thou,  tbe 
i     God  of  peace  and  love,  mayest  be  with  us.   May  all  \\o\j 
dispositions  be  established  in  our  souls,  and  our  lives  be 
adorned  with  all  good  actions.    May  we  rejoice  habitually 
j     in  thy  government,  and  in  the  hope  of  thine  approbation  ; 
'     and  finally  be  received  into  thine  everlasting  kingdom, 
through  thy  grace  in  thy  blessed  Son,  our  Saviour,  Jesus 
I'hrist.  Amen. 


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66  PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES, 

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PRAYER  FOR  PVEB.YESDAY  Evening, 

OMOST  merciful  and  gracious  God !  we  thy  servants 
present  ourselves  before  thee  this  evening,  to  render 
thanks  unto  thee  for  all  thy  mercies,  to  confess  our  sins,  to 
renew  our  good  resolutions,  and  to  commend  ourselves  to 
the  care  of  thy  providence. 

Blessed  be  thy  name  for  all  the  powers,  supports  and  en- 
joyments of  our  nature ;  for  all  our  opportunities  of  secu- 
ring happiness  ;  for  our  advantages  as  the  disciples  of  thy 
vSon,  for  his  doctrines,  precepts,  example,  sufferings,  and 
resurrection.  Great  is  thy  goodness  to  us  and  to  all  the 
children  of  men ;  and  we  confess,  that  we  are  not  worthy 
of  the  mercies  which  we  have  received  at  thy  hands.  In 
many  things,  we  have  all  offended.  Thou  knowest  our 
follies,  and  our  sins  are  not  hidden  from  thee.  We  ac- 
knowledge them  with  sorrow  and  penitence  ;  we  desire  to 
walk  before  thee  in  newness  of  life  ;  and  we  beseech  thee, 
who  despisest  not  a  contrite  heart,  to  pardon  all  our  ini- 
quities and  to  be  merciful  unto  us. 

Teach  us,  O  God,  to  discern  between  good  and  evil ; 
and  enable  us,  in  the  midst  of  the  temptations  of  the  world, 
to  hold  fast  our  integrity  and  to  persevere  in  well-doing. 
Grant,  that  neither  hope  nor  fear  may  ever  lead  us  to  de- 
sire or  to  do  what  thou  forbiddest.  Help  us  to  be  harm- 
less and  undefiled,  to  aim  continually  at  the  mark  of  our 
high  calling,  and  to  fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  that  we 
may  obtain  the  prize. 

Our  outward  circumstances  in  life  we  leave  entirely  to 
tlie  disposal  of  thy  wisdom  and  goodness.  We  commit 
ourselves  to  thy  care  through  the  ensuing  night  and  the 
remainder  of  our  days,  with  a  steadfast  persuasion,  that,  if 
it  be  best  for  us,  thou  wilt  defend  us  from  evil.  Wha^r- 
er  thou  shalt  appoint,  help  us  to  place  our  whole  confi- 
dence in  thee.  Leave  us  not,  neither  forsake  us,  O  thou 
God  of  our  salvation.  Bless  our  friends,  and  guide  them 
by  thine  unerring  Spirit.  Have  pity  upon  all  to  whom 
wearisome  nights  and  restless  days  are  appointed.  And 
raise  all  men  to  that  land  of  perfect  felicity,  where  Jesu? 
reigns  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAAflLIES. 
9. 


07 


FBAYER  FOR  THURSDAY  Manung. 

OGod,  the  giver  of  all  good,  who  delightest  in  the  hap- 
piness of  thy  creatures  !  we  would  raise  our  hearts  to 
thee  in  the  exercise  of  devout  affections.  Having  daily  uni- 
ted to  partake  of  thy  bounty,  we  would  unite  to  give  our 
hanks  unto  thee. 
Thou  hast  been  continually  with  us,  rejoicing  to  do  us 
good :  and  tliy  meiHiies  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 
Thou  hast  upheld  our  souls  in  life,  and  been  our  refuge 
and  strength,  a  very  present  help  in  trouble.  Thou  hast 
continually  fed  and  clothed  us,  and  given  us  many  things 
t5  enj oy .  When  we  lie  down  to  rest,  thou  art  our  defence ; 
and  when  we  a^-ake,  we  are  still  with  thee.  Thou  art 
leading  «s  by  the  mediation  of  Uiy  Son  to  a  better  world, 
and  causing  all  things  to  work  together  for  our  good. 

Father,  T>'e  praise  thee  and  rejoice  in  thy  goodness ;  and 
we  desire  at  all  times  to  approve  ourselves  unto  thee. 
Preserve  us,  we  beseech  thee,  from  every  secret  sin.  Dis- 
pose and  assist  us  to  keep  our  heaiiis,  and  to  watch  over 
our  tongues-  Enable  us  faithfully  to  obey  thee  in  every 
sittiation,  and' fill  our  minds  with  religious  veneration  and 
gratitude.  Gi  ant,  that  we  may  heartily  unite  our  endeav- 
ours to  promote  each  other's  happiness,  bear  with  each 
other's  infirmities,  reprove  each  otlierin  the  spirit  of  meek- 
ness, put  away  all  pride  and  emy,  all  discontent  and  fret- 
fulness,  all  suspicion  and  jealousy,  and  travel  together  with 
increasing  affection  to  the  land  of  everlasting  joy  and  love. 

Encouraged  by  our  past  experience,  we  humbly  commit 
(mr  persons  and  concerns  to  thy  direction,  and  confide  in 
tl.ine  unbounded  mercy,  as  revealed  and  pledged  to  us  ki 
'ciiis  Christ,  thy  Son,  our  Lord.  Amen* 


10. 

PRAYER  FOR  THURSDAY  Evening. 
LIMIGHTY  God,  who  art  the  Re  warder  of  all  them 
-  that  diligently  seek  thee  !  receive  in  mercy  the  pmy- 


rvs  and  praises  of  thy  children. 

We  adore  thee  as  the  greatest  and  the  best  of  being', 
'lie  source  of  all  power,  wisdom,  goodness,  and  happiness. 


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68  PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES. 

Without  thee  we  can  do  nothing ;  and  on  thee  we  depend 
from  day  to  day.  Thine  energy  sustains,  thy  presence  an- 
imates, thy  gracious  influence  blesses  the  Universe.  Our  , 
times  are  in  thy  hands  ;  our  advantages  and  sorrows  are 
dispensed  by  thy  providence.  Thy  mercy  i^as  given  Us  a 
liedeemei',  who  is  able  to  save  unto  tlie  uttermost ;  and 
thine  unmerited  love  adds  to  our  days  and  satisfactions^ 
that  we  may  be  drawn  to  devote  our  hearts  to  thy  service. 

We  confess,  O  Lord,  that  we  have  disobeyed  thy  laws 
and  been  unmindful  of  thy  goodness.  We  lament  with 
sincere  sorrow  our  errors  and  transgressions.  We  desire 
to  forsake  everj^  evil  way  ;  and  we  humbly  trust  in  thy 
grace  for  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins.  Being  justified  by 
faith,  may  we  have  peace  with  thee,  be  saved  from  the  do- 
minion of  vice,  and  be  filled  with  the  fruits  of  thy  Spirit, 
May  we  be  at  all  times  sensible  of  the  vanity  of  tVie  world, 
of  the  deceitfulness  of  sin,  and  of  its  certain  tendency  to 
make  us  miserable.  May  we  entertain  just  convictions  of 
the  worth  of  our  own  souls,  and  of  the  value  and  impor- 
tance of  the  glory  to  which  we  are  called.  May  we  set 
our  aftections  upon  the  things  above,  be  armed  against  the 
allurements  anil  terrors  of  this  transitory  statej  and  hold 
ourselves  in  constant  readiness  to  depart  hence  and  to  stand 
before  our  Judge. 

Keep  us  this  night.  Almighty  Guardian,  under  thy  watch- 
ful eye.  If  it  be  agreeable  to  thy  will,  let  no  evil  befall  us 
or  ours.  Have  mercy  upon  those,  for  whose  welfare  we 
feel  particularly  solicitous.  Comfort  and  sustain  all  who 
are  in  trouble  and  adversity.  Order  all  things  for  us  as 
scemeth  right  in  thy  sight ;  and  do  us  good  now  and  evei'- 
more  according  to  tliy  promises  declared  unto  us  by  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.  And  through  him  be  glory  unto  fiiec  for 
ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

11. 

FRAYBB  FOR  FBIDAY  Morning, 

ETERNAL  and  incomprehensible  Jehovah,  Father  and 
Friend  of  the  children  of  men !  we  would  acknowledge 
tliy  perfections  and  feel  our  dependance  on  thee.  Thou 
art  from  everlasting  to  dverlastingj  and  with  thee  tliere  is 
no  variableness  nor  shadow  of  turning.   Thou  art  thu 


PUAYEUS  FOR  FAMILIES.  6D 
rrf^hteous  Lord,  whose  countenance  beholdeth  the  upright. 
Tliou  acceptest  not  the  persons  of  men,  but  wilt  render 
wnto  the  rich  and  the  poor  according^  to  their  works. 
Thou  art  good,  and  ever  ready  to  forgive  the  penitent. 

We  thank  thee,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  for  all  that 
thou  hast  done  for  us.  Thou  hast  brought  us  into  life, 
and  continually  watched  over  us.  Thou  hast  again  pre- 
served us,  and  granted  us  the  refreshment  of  quiet  repose. 
Througli  thy  goodness  we  appear  before  thee  at  this  time, 
in  health  and  ease,  with  the  free  use  of  our  reason,  and  in 
the  enjoyment  of  many  blessings.  What  shall  we  render 
unto  thee  for  all  thy  benefits  ?  We  desire  to  show  forth 
thy  praise,  not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives  ;  and  to 
spend  this  <iay  and  the  remainder  of  our  days  in  a  uniform 
obedience  to  thy  holy  commands. 

Incline  our  hearts,  we  beseech  thee,  to  thy  precepts. 
Endue  trs  with  that  simplicity  and  godly  sincerity,  which 
ai'e  well-pleasing  tinto  thee.  Teach  us  to  live  by  the  faith 
of  thy  Son,  who  hath  loved  us  and  given  himself  for  us. 
Preserve  us  from  thinking  of  ourselves  more  highly  than 
we  ouglit  to  think,  and  clothe  us  with  the  oniament  of  a 
meek  and  quiet  spirit.  Assist  us  to  take  heed  unto  our 
ways,  to  direct  our  affairs  with  discretion,  to  be  temperate 
in  all  things,  to  walk  within  our  house  with  perfect  hearts, 
and  to  order  our  whole  conversation  and  conduct  according 
to  thy  will. 

Through  all  the  changes  of  our  lives,  grant,  O  God,  that 
we  may  be  without  covetousness,  receive  thy  gifts  with 
thankful  hearts,  enjoy  them  with  sobriety  and  benevolence, 
and  endure  afflictions  with  such  patience  tliat  thej  may 
work  out  for  us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eternal  weight. 
m  glory.  And  unto  thee,  the  God  of  all  consolation  and 
grace  in  Clirist  Jesus,  be  endless  honour  and  praise. 
Amen. 

12. 

PRAYER  FOR  FRIDAY  Evening. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  the  papent  of  all  the  families  oi'tlxc. 
earth  !  we  thy  children  unite  to  present  unto  thee  tlie 
tribute  justly  due  to  thy  name. 
We  thank  thee,  that"'tliou  hast  credited  us  iu  tiiinc  .07ai 


70  PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES, 

image,  made  us  capable  of  knowledge  and  wisdom,  en- 
dowed us  with  social  affections,  and  implanted  in  us  a 
sense  of  good  and  evil.  We  praise  thee  for  our  continual 
support,  and  acknowledge  that  thou  daily  loadest  us  with 
benefits.  Above  all,  we  bless  tliee  for  thine  inestimable 
love  in  sending  thine  only-begotten  Son,  to  instruct,  to 
guide,  to  save  us  from  sin  and  misery,  and  to  elevate  us 
to  an  inheritance  which  is  incorruptible  in  heaven.  We 
will  bless  thee,  O  Lord,  at  all  times ;  thy  praise  shall  be 
continually  in  our  mouths. 

While  we  acknowledge  before  thee,  O  God,  thine  in- 
cessant bounty  and  eternal  love  ;  we  confess  with  shame^ 
tliat  we  have  not  been  as  careful  to  improve  and  make  suit- 
able returns  for  them,  as  it  was  our  duty  to  be.  ThougU 
thou  hast  nourished  and  brought  us  up  as  childi'en,  we 
have  rebelled  against  thee.  But  we  desire  to  become  wi- 
tfer  and  better ;  and  we  beseech  thee,  who  art  slow  to  an- 
ger, to  pardon  all  our  transgressions.  O  Lord,  show  thy 
raercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

Lead  us  by  thy  gracious  hand  in  the  path  of  our  duty  ; 
and,  in  the  time  of  temptation,  let  thy  good  Spirit  be  with 
us,  to  keep  us  from  falling.  May  our  minds  be  purified 
from  all  sinful  affections,  and  be  deeply  impressed  and 
regularly  influenced  by  every  religious  truth.  May  we  be 
steadfast  and  immoveable,  always  abounding  in  the  work 
of  the  Lord. 

Thou  art  the  Protector  of  all  that  put  their  timst  in  thee. 
We  pray  thee  to  show  compassion  to  such  as  are  in  pain, 
sickness,  or  distress.  We  commend  ourselves,  oiu*  friends, 
and  all  our  concerns  to  thy  holy  keeping.  Defend  us  by 
thy  power,  direct  us  by  thy  wisdom,  provide  for  us  by  thy 
goodness  ;  and,  when  our  heart  and  our  flesh  shall  fail,  be 
3iou,  O  God,  the  strength  of  our  hearts  and  our  portion 
forever.  Araen. 

18. 

PRAYER  FOR  SATURDAY  Morning. 

O GOD,  who  givest  unto  all  creatures  life  and  breath  and 
all  things !  we  thy  servants  would  reverence  thine  in- 
finite perfections,  and  adore  fhee  as  the  fountain  of  all  ^  ir- 
tue  and  felicity. 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES.  71 

I'hou  art  the  same  in  power,  wisdotrf,  and  goodness, 
throni^liout  all  generations.  ThOii  upholdest  every  being 
by  thy  mighty  word,  and  preservest  the  regular  succession 
"  of  day  and  night,  of  summer  and  winter,  of  seed-time  and 
harvest.  By  thine  appointment,  the  sun  ariseth,  and  man 
goeth  forth  to  his  work.  The  earth  is  thine  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof. 

Blessed  he  thou,  our  merciful  Father,  for  the  protection 
afforded  us,  for  the  refreshment  of  sleep,  for  our  measure 
of  ease  and  health,  for  every  present  comfoii:,  and  for  all 
our  hopes  of  future  good.  To  thy  tender  compassion  alone 
we  ascribe  them,  and  are  sensible  of  the  vast  obligation 
which  they  lay  upon  us  to  love  and  serve  theo  with  every 
faculty  of  our  bodies  and  souls. 

Let  the  consciotisness  of  the  homage  and  fidelity  we  owe 
to  thee  accompany  us  wherever  we  go  ;  that  we  may  live 
in  all  good  conscience  ;  and  that,  whether  we  eat  or  (U*ink 
or  whatever  we  do,  we  may  do  all  to  thy  glory.  Teach 
us  to  be  prudent  in  ordering  our  aifairs,  industrious  in  per- 
forming the  business  of  our  stations,  moderate  in  our  de- 
sires and  innocent  in  our  enjoyments,  careful  in  redeeming 
the  time,  resigned  under  chastisement,  courteous  and  can- 
did to  all  around  us,  equitable  and  compassionate  to  those 
•with  whom  we  shall  have  to  deal,  grateful  to  our  friend's 
and  benefactors,  and  generous  and  forgiving  to  any  that 
may  injure  or  offend  us.  Let  the  same  mind  be  in  us, 
which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus.  Enable  us  heartily  to  re- 
joice in  his  salvation,  and  cause  all  things  to  woi^  together 
for  our  eternal  welfare  through  the  richea  of  thy  grac^ 
Amen. 

14. 

PRAYER  FOR  SATURDAY  Evening, 
^  RE  AT  and  glorious  God  !  the  heavens  are  thy  throne, 
and  the  earth  is  thy  footstool.  Thou  art  nigh  unto 
all  tliem  that  call  upon  thee  in  sincerity  and  truth.  Thou 
art  conducting  th}' children  in  the  path  of  peace;  and  thou 
continually  affordest  them  the  supplies  which  they  ne(^d. 

We  thank  thee,  that  we  have  been  preserved  through 
another  day  and  another  week.    We  thank  thee  that  thine 
arm  has  been  our  support,  thy  shield  our  defence,  thy 
I  I  2 


72  PRAYERS  FOR  FA?kIILIES. 

providence  and  Spirit  our  j^uardian  and  guide.  We  thank 
thee  for  our  personal  and  family  blessino^s,  (for  our  deliv- 
erance from  dangers  and  calamities,)  and  for  every  agree- 
able and  happy  circumstance  of  our  condition.  We  thank 
thee,  above  all,  that  we  are  brought  to  the  kno^^ledge  of 
thee  and  of  Jesus  Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent ;  that  we 
have  the  promises  of  thy  mercy ;  and  that,  though  this  frail 
existence  is  fleeting  away,  we  have  the  assured  hope  of 
immortal  felicity. —  Thy  compassions  fail  not,  great  God, 
though  our  days  on  earth  are  diminishing.  Be  thou  ex- 
alted above  the  heavens  I  and  be  thy  sacred  name  praised 
for  ever  and  ever  ! 

Merciful  Father  I  blot  out,  we  pray  thee,  the  sins  that 
have  been  committed  by  us  in  the  week  which  is  nov/ 
dra^v  ing  to  a  close,  and  in  the  whole  course  of  our  depart- 
ed days.  We  lament,  that  we  have  often  been  led  astray 
and  have  been  chai'geable  with  many  negligences  and 
omissions.  We  confess  them  unto  thee  with  an  humble 
and  conti'ite  spirit  and  beseech  thee  to  cleanse  our  con*. 
sciences  from  evil  works,  to  lift  on  us  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tenance, and  to  give  us  the  blessedness  of  those  whose 
transgressions  are  covered. 

Dispose  us  to  realize  fully,  that  we  are  the  monument^ 
of  thy  sparing  mercy,  in  order  that  our  hearts  may  be  con- 
secrated to  thee.  Illuminate  our  minds  with  thy  heavenly 
truth.  Preserve  us  from  all  false  judgments  concerning 
the  ends  of  living  and  the  way  to  happiness.  Secure  us 
from  the  influence  of  vain  customs  and  evil  examples.  In* 
crease  our  faith  ;  enliven  our  hope ;  enlarge  our  charity ; 
inspire  us  with  every  pious,  virtuous,  and  amiable  disposi- 
tion ;  and  help  us  to  become  Christians,  not  in  name  only, 
but  in  deed. 

Another  step  has  been  t?ken  towards  eternity ;  week  af- 
ter week,  and  mouth  after  montl).  are  passing  away ;  and 
V.  e  know,  that  our  times  are  in  thy  hand,  and  that  there 
may  be  to  us  but  a  few  more  days  in  this  world.  Gracious 
God,  suff*er  us  not  to  forget  the  shortness  and  precarious- 
ness  of  life,  or  the  solemnities  of  judgment  and  eternity. 
Prepare  us  to  meet  our  last  end  with  a  serene  and  pc^ice- 
ful  mind.  Incline  us  so  to  pass  through  things  temporal, 
that  we  may  not  forget  Uie  things  which  are  eteiTial.  Help 
us  to  love  each  other  as  beings.,  v  ho  have  each  other':  ur.- 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES. 


moi-tal  happiness  at  heart ;  and,  after  ^vo  shall  ha\e  been 
separated  from  one  another  by  death,  be  x>leased  to  unite 
us  in  holy  fellowship  before  the  tliione  of  God  and  the 
Lamb. 

We  commend  our  bodies  and  our  souls  to  thy  care ;  and 
beseech  thee  to  do  good  unto  all  men.  We  oner  up  these 
our  prayers  in  the  name  of  Jesus,  through  whom  we  trust 
that  we  shall  be  pardoned  and  accepted  now  ajid  ever- 
faoi-e.  Amen. 


15. 

GRACE  BEFORE  AND  AFTER  MEA'l . 
LMIGHTY  Father  !  the  blessings,  which  we  are  about 


sense  of  thy  love  to  us  and  all  mankind.  Ameu. 

WE  acknowledge,  heavenly  Father,  that  thoa  art  the 
source  of  all  our  enjoyments.  Help  us  to  receive  thy 
bounty,  witti  grateful,  contented,  and  obedient  heailSe 
Amen. 

THE  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee,  O  Lord;  and  thou  gi^ii- 
est  them  their  meat  in  due  season.  Thou  openest  thine 
hand,  and  satisliest  the  desire  of  every  living  thii\g.  Amen. 

BLESSED  be  thy  name,  0  thou  Author  of  ^11  good, 
for  this  present  I'efreshment  and  for  all  other  mercies. 
May  they  strengthen  us  to  the  performance  of  every  duty 
as  disciples  of  thy  Son.  Amen. 

AGAIN  we  experience,  O  God,  that  thoa  art  good. 
May  thy  goodness  h%  cotitiimed  to  us,  and  be  extended  to 
iiil  mankind.  Amen. 

THOU  hast  afforded  u:^  another  proof  of  thy  benevolent 
care.  O  thou  Parent  of  men  !  may  it  fill  us  with  gratitude 
ko  thee,  arid  dispose  us  to  be  kind  to  othfrr*  ^vfA  ihoii 
irt  kind  unto  ^fr.  Am-'^n. 


May  they  be  enjoyed  with  a 


74 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES. 


THOU,  Lord,  art  our  Shepherd ;  we  shall  not  want. 
May  we  never  be  wanting  in  our  duty  to  thee ;  and  may 
thy  mercy  follow  us  all  tlie  days  of  our  lives.  Amen. 

GOD  of  compassion !  thou  fillest  our  hearts  with  food 
and  gladness.  Make  us  duly  thankful,  we  beseech  thee  ; 
and  be  pleased  to  feed  the  hungry,  and  to  provide  for  all 
tlie  needy,  now  and  evermore.  Amen. 

DIVINE  Benefactor  I  thou  hast  blessed  our  labours  fnp 
the  meat  which  perisheth.  Help  us  to  labour  successfully 
for  tliat  meat,  which  endui-eth  unto  everlasting  life.  Amen. 

16. 

PRAYER  FOR  A  FAMILY  at  the  close 
o  f  the -year. 

Tj^  TERN AL  Jehovali !  in  thee  we  live  and  move  and 


cause  tliou  hast  sustained  us,  that  we  have  continued  to 
this  day.'  With  praise  to  thee,  the  God  of  our  lives,  we 
come  into  thy  presence  ;  with  thank's  to  thee,  the  unfailinj; 
source  of  mercy  !  Thou  didst  bring:  us  into  this  world,  and 
place  us  on  this  stag;e  of  action.  Thou  didst  uphold  us  in 
the  helpless  days  of  infancy,  and  preserve  us  from  the  in- 
numerable evils  to  which  were  then  exposed.  We 
tasted  of  thy  bounty,  before  we  were  capable  of  perceiving 
the  hand  from  which  it  came.  With  every  returning  year 
thy  favours  have  been  multiplied  upon  us.  Thou  hast  been 
with  us  and  hast  helped  us  in  all  our  troubles.  Often  hast 
thou  healed  our  diseases,  removed  our  sorrows,  and  re- 
newed our  strength.  Thy  candle  has  shined  upon  oiu' 
tabernr.cle  ;  thy  corn  has  nourished  us ;  thy  smiles  have 
gladdened  our  hearts.  Whilst  many  have  been  cut  off  and 
have  passed  into  an  awful  eternity,  we  are  yet  numbered 
with  the  living.  \Yhilst  thousands  have  fallen  at  our  right 
liand  and  our  left,  we  continue  to  stand,  witnesses  tha  - 
thou  art  good  to  the  evil  and  unthankful.  Through  tht 
riches  of  thy  forbearance  and  longsuffering,  thou  art  con- 
tinuing as  in  a  state  of  trial;  giving  unto  us  space  for  ri>« 


In  thy  hand  is  our  breath  ;  it  is  be- 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMINES.  76 
pi^ntaiice,  and  favouring  us  with  thy  holy  gospel  and  with 
all  necessary  means  of  grace  and  reformation. 

God  of  compassion,  take  not  thy  Spirit  from  us^  Con- 
tinue to  us  tliy  heavenly  blessings.  PrejSare  us  for  future 
changes  in  our  condition,  and  let  them  be  sanctified  to  our 
truest  interest  and  happiness.  We  commit  ourseh  es  to 
tliy  care  ;  we  devote  ourselves  to  thy  service ;  we  refer  all, 
events  concerning  us  to  thine  infinite  wisdom  and  fatherly 
goodness.  Lead  us  seasonably  to  consider  the  tilings 
which  belong  to  our  peace.  Give  us  realizing  views  of 
death  and  a  judgment  to  come.  Enable  us  to  depart  from 
the  world,  when  thou  shalt  call  us  a\vay,  with  tranquility 
smd  comfort  of  mind,  exempt  from  the  teiTOfs  of  guilt; 
and  bring  us  to  tho  enjoyment  of  thy  favour  in  the  realms 
of  glory,  through  the  mediation  of  Jesus  Cimst,  thy  Soi\. 
Our  Lord.  Amen. 

17. 

PRAYER  FOR  A  FAMILY  at  the  hegimmt^ 
pf  the  year. 

A  LMIGHTY  God,  God  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh,  Pre- 
server  and  Ruler  of  the  children  of  men !  hear  in 
mercy  thy  servants,  Avho  raise  their  heaits  unto  thee.  We 
acknowledge,  that,  in  seasons  past,  we  have  often  been  too 
earnest  about  the  things  of  sense  and  time,  too  regardless 
of  the  objects  of  faith  and  futurity.  We  confess,  tiiat  v  e 
have  too  often  walked  in  a  vain  show,  and  disquieted  our- 
selves in  \ain.  We  cannot  attempt  to  deny,  that  we  have 
been  frequently  undutiful  and  unthankful.  W  ouldst  thou 
judge  us  without  mercy,  we  should  be  utterly  destitute  of 
hope.  Wouldst  thou  deal  with  us  according  to  our  sins, 
we  should  be  miserable  indeed.  But  v/e  rejoice,  that  thou 
desirest  not  the  ruin  of  thy  creatures,  but  rather  tliat  the)- 
should  repent  and  live.  It  is  our  do  sire  to  cast  off  all  the 
unfruitful  works  of  darkness,  and  to  v/alk  as  children  of 
the  light  and  of  the  day.  It  is  our  purpose,  that  this  year 
5.ha]l  witness  our  greater  i*eformation  from  every  thing 
that  is  amiss  in  us,  and  our  increasing  improvement  in  the 
graces  of  the  Christian  religion. 

If  it  be  consistent  with  the  purposes  of  thine  inscrutable 
^visdom,  we  pray  that  our  lives  inay  be  spfare^l  j  ux>t  merely 


7(y  PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES, 

that  we  may  enjoy  an  animal  existence,  but  that  we  may 
be  furnished  with  an  oppoi-tunity  of  doing  good  and  becom- 
ing better.  We  commit  all  our  concerns  to  thee ;  and  Av  ouid 
submit  to  those  circumstances,  which  thou,  who  alone 
knowest  what  is  best  for  us,  shalt  ordain.  If  thou  wilt, 
we  desire  the  continuance  of  health  and  comfort.  If  thoti 
shouldst  send  sickness  or  adversity  to  us,  may  we  be  pre- 
pared for  these  and  all  other  changes  of  our  situation.  If 
It  be  thy  decree,  that  tliis  year  any  of  us  shall  die ;  may 
we  be  ready  far  our  departure.  Wc  dare  not  say,  that  we 
will  do  this  or  that:  but  we  would  cherish  one  resolution, 
to  become  and  always  to  be  such  persons  as  thou  shalt  be 
pleased  to  approve. 

Heavenly  Father!  do  thou  preserve  us  from  every  in- 
jurious delay.  Let  not  the  night  of  darkness,  in  which  no 
man  can  work,  overtake  us  unawares.  Forbid,  that  we 
should  ever  presume  on  life,  or  boast  of  to-morrow,  or  be 
immoderately  attached  to  earthly  things.  jNIay  we  always 
do  with  diligence  what  thou  appointest  us  to  perform.  If 
<kiath  shall  approach  us  by  slow  advances,  may  it  find  us 
well  employed ;  and  if  we  are  suddenly  called  to  exchange 
worlds,  may  it  not  be  our  lotto  have  treasured  up  fear  and 
remorse. — Hear  us,  we  beseech  thee,  in  these  our  suppli- 
cations, which  we  offer  up  in  the  name  of  our  great  Me- 
diator. And  unto  thee,  the  King  eternal,  immortal,  and 
invisible,  be  honour  and  glory,  for  ever  and  ever,  thro'  Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 

18. 

PRAYER  FOR  A  FAMILY,  inbehaJf  of  a  sick  person. 

OGOD,  who  hast  taught  us,  at  all  times  and  in  every 
condition,  to  make  our  reqaes-ts  known  unto  thee  I 
We  would  adore  thee  as  the  author  and  arbiter  of  life,  and 
t]ie  disposer  of  sickness  arid  of  death.  We  oifer  up  our 
h amble  supplications  in  behalf  of  thy  servant,  who  is  lii- 
b curing  under  pain  and  disease.  Look  down  upon  him 
(  her  )  with  mercy;  let  the  consideration  of  thy  goodness 
and  wisdom  strengthen  and  comfort  his  soul ;  and  let  the 
precious  doctrines  and  example  of  thy  Son  enable  him  to 
suffer  with  patience.  We  pray  with  submission  to  thy 
Frovidcncej  that  thou  wouldst  be  pleased  to  remove  his 


PRAYERS  FOR  FAMILIES-  .  7r 

disorder,  and  restore  Mm  to  health.  Graciously  prolong 
his  dajs  upon  earth ;  and  grant,  that/iz's  affliction  may  pro- 
duce in  him  the  fruits  of  nghteoiisness,  to  the  honour  of 
thy  name.  By  the  sadness  of  his  countenance,  may  his 
heart  be  made  better;  and  may  he  long  live,  to  manifest 
his  thankfulness  to  thee,  and  to  do  good  in  his  generation. 

But,  if  this  affliction  should  be  unto  death,  may  thy  ser- 
vant be  prepared  to  give  himself  up  into  thy  hands,  with 
Christian  fortitude,  in  joyful  expectation  of  thy  mercy  unto 
eternal  life.  Give  him  unfeigned  repentance  for  all  his 
sins,  and  a  firm  reliance  on  thy  gracious  promises  in  Christ 
Jesns  our  Lord.  May  the  hope  of  thy  favour  support  him 
in  his  last  hour;  may  he  leave  the  world  in  peace  of  mind, 
and  in  charity  with  all!  men ;  and  may  he  be  received  into 
thy  heavenly  kingdom,  and  be  made  a  partaker  of  that 
happiness,  which  eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  and 
which  it  hath  not  entered  into  the  heart  of  man  to  conceive. 

O  God,  teach  us  to  be  wise ;  console  our  hearts ;  and 
command  thy  blessing  upon  thy  servant,  even  life  ever- 
more, through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  and  Saviour.  Amen, 


PRAYER  FOR  A  FAMILY,  m  behalf  of  a  sick  child 
\  LMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  God,  thou  art  the  foun-  . 


tain  of  all  good,  tlie  refuge  of  the  distressed,  the  friend 
and  comforter  of  those  who  look  up  to  thy  throne  for  help. 
%\  e  v.'ould  offer  up  our  prayers  unto  thee  in  behalf  of  the 
<:hiid,  on  whom  thou  hast  seen  fit  to  lay  thine  afflicting 
hand.  We  beseech  thee,  if  it  be  consistent  with  thy  wise 
and  Iioly  will,  to  bless  the  means  employed  for  A/s  recov- 
ery, and  to  raise  hi7n  up  to  health  and  strength.  Suffer 
not  the  wishes  of  his  parents  to  be  disappointed ;  but  in 
thy  great  mercy  spare  Mm,  to  be  the  comfort  and  support 
of  their  advancing  years,  and  to  glorify  thy  name  by  obej - 
Ing  thee  and  becoming  useful  in  the  world.  But,  whatever 
ihou  hast  determined  concerning  him,  thy  will,  O  God,  be 
*.iOne !  Preserve  us  from  fainting  under  thy  chastisements; 
.i.nd,  if  thoutakest  hi7n  away  from  the  world,  vouchsafe  to 
receive  his  soul  into  that  blessed  land,  where  sorrow  and 
death  are  unknown.  Into  thy  hands  vve  commit /wV/z,  our- 
selves, and  all  whom  we  love  j  and  we  humbly  prav,  that. 


19. 


:s  HRAYERS  FOR  PAIVIILIES. 

bj^ail  the  dispensations  of  thy  Providence,  wc  majrte 
trained  up  for  that  state,  where  thou  wilt  wipe  away  all 
tears  from  tlie  eyes  of  mourners,  and  where  pious  friends 
iitid  relations  shall  rejoice  with  each  other  for  ever  aii<i 
f-.ver,  through  thine  unspeakable  love  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord.  Amen. 

ioT 

TIIANKSGIVIiSG  OF  A  FAMILY, 

for  the  recovery  of  a  J\Ie7nber  of  the  uame  from  da7i- 
gerous  sickness. 
OST  merciful  and  gracious  God,  tlie  Creator  and  Pre- 
server of  tlie  universe  !  we  would  raise  our  hearts 
vvith  gT'ateful  sentiments  unto  l]iee,rroni  whom  alone  coiti- 
cth  our  help.  We  ackno  -vledije,  that  thou  rulest  over  all ; 
ihat  of  thee,  and  througii  thee,  and  to  thee  are  all  things, 
i'hou  speakest,  and  it  is  done ;  thou  commandest,  and  it 
■.ands  fast.  The  skill  of  the  physician,  and  the  power  ot 
Medicine  are  derived  from  thee.  It  is  thou,  who  hcalesf; 
.11  our  diseases,  who  redeemest  our  lives  from  destruc- 
tion, and  renewest  our  strength ;  and  to  thy  name  alon<r 
be  all  the  glory  and  honour.  We  render  unto  thee  our 
nnited  and  hearty  thanks  for  thy  great  j^oodness,  manife?;-' 
^d  to  thy  ser<  ant,  whom  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  raise" 
^,^om  the  bed  of  sickness,  and  to  restore  to  a  capacity  of 
'performing  the  duties  and  enjoying  the  comforts  of  life. 
To  thy  kind  Providence  we  ascribe  it,  that  this  afniclioa 
lath  not  lieen  unto  death,  and  that  the  voice  of  health  and 
rejoicing  is  again  heard  in  our  habitation.  We  praise  thee, 
O  Lord,  for  thou  hast  dealt  bountifully  with  us.  ]\Tay  thy 
".ervant,  whom  thou  hast  rescued  from  the  devouring 
Krave,  manifest  his  (  her  )  sense  of  thy  loving  kindness,  by 
jcvoting  the  remainder  of  his  days  to  thee,  as  a  true  diar" 
ciple  oihis  Master  and  Redeern;n-,  in  a  constant  obedience 
to  thy  holy  commandment?.  May  the  remembrance  of 
v/hat  thou  hast  done  for  his  soul  confirm  and  establish 
^ood  resolutions,  and  inspire  Jd^n  with  a  lively  confidence 
;fi  thy  protection  and  care.  May  this  instance  of  thy  mer- 
cy to  our  family  engage  us  all  to  love  thee  with  oui*  whole 
hearts,  and  to  rejoice  in  thy  Providence.  While  we  hftv(t 
health  and  life,  may  we  never  abuse  or  t^-iHe  with  them, 
but  be  careful  to  improve  them  well,  and  promote  C3?r* 
other's  h'vppine:^^  to'tl\e  utraost  of  our  Mbllity,-.. 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS.  Si 

irom  overwhelming  want,  has  given  me  many  of  the 
blessings  of  this  life,  and  has  set  before  me  the  sweet  hope 
of  a  better  world.  I  would  be  grateful  for  what  I  enj'oj*  5 
and  I  desire  to  acquiesce  in  thy  dispensations,  and  not  to 
indulge  discontent  on  account  of  those  things  v/hich  thou 
^vithholdest  or  takest  away. 

Direct  me,  I  beseech  thee,  in  the  use  of  honest  means  to 
repair  my  losses  and  to  obtain  a  more  comfortable  subsist^ 
ence :  but,  whether  I  obtain  it  or  not.  thy  will  be  done. 
Thou  alone  knowest,  if  greater  plenty  would  prove  a  bless^ 
ing,  or  a  snare  to  me  and  mine.  Make  me  perfect  in  my 
submission,  O  Lord ;  cleanse  my  heart  from  sinful  affec- 
tions ;  and  grant  that  I  may  be  rich  in  faith  and  an  heir  of 
tliy  promises.  Reward,  I  pray  thee,  those  benefaetorai, 
w  ho  have  been  instruments  in  thy  hand  for  doing  me  good. 
In  every  trouble  let  me  experience,  that  thou  art  nigh  un- 
to them  that  put  their  trust  in  thee.  Whilst  t  continue  in 
straitened  circumstances,  preserve  me  from  unlawful  meth" 
ods  of  supplying  ray  necessities,  from  taking  thy  name  ia 
vain,  and  from  asking  with  anxious  distmstful  thoughts, 
what  sliall  I  eat,  or  what  siiall  I  drink,  or  wherewith  shall 
I  be  clothed.  May  I  never  feel  envy  at  the  sight  of  the 
great ;  and  rather  choose  to  endure  every  bodily  hardship , 
than  to  suffer  the  evil  of  spiritual  poverty.  May  tlie  ex- 
ample of  Jesus,  who  v/as  despised  of  men,  v/lvo  sufrsred 
hunger  and  thirst,  and  who  had  not  where  to  lay  his  head , 
reconcile  me  to  my  condition.  May  it  be  enough  for  me 
that  I  can  please  thee  and  hold  fast  my  integi^ity.  What- 
ever be  my  lot  here,  may  I  be  enabled  to  lay  up  treasures 
in  heaven,  and  finally  be  received  into  it,  through  the  me- 
diation of  that  Saviour,  who  was  made  perfect  tljrough 
sufferings  and  is  how  set  down  at  thy  right  hand.  Amen 

to 

A  PRAYER  FOR  A  WIDOW. 
A  LMIGHl'Y  and  everlasting  God,  I  fiy  to  thee  for  that 
consolation  which  I  need,  and  humble^^  myself  under 
thy  mighty  hand.  Thou  givest,  and  thou  takest  away ;  and 
v/ithout  thy  permission  not  a  hair  of  our  heads  can  fall  to 
the  ground.  Thou  hast  been  pleased  to  remove  from  me. 
the  husbSBd  of  my  affectionate  chor^,  my  ?nppo'^-ir,f'  ooro- 


92  PRAYERS  FOR  ESfDIVIDUALSr 

fort  under  the  labours  and  anxieties  of  this  mortal  life. 
God  of  compassion,  leave  me  not  a  victim  to  sorrow;  and, 
though  thou  hast  not  forbidden  me  to  mourn,  let  me  not 
mourn  like  those  who  are  without  Christian  hope.  I  desire 
to  east  ail  my  cares  upon  thy  good  Providence ;  assured, 
that  I  can  never  be  destitute,  Avhilst  thou  art  my  helper, 
or  misei-able,  whilst  I  have  thee  for  my  portion.  What- 
ever outward  blessings  thou  mayest  be  pleased  to  deny  me, 
may  I  never  be  deprived  of  the  comfort  of  thy  love. 
Vouchsafe,  I  pray  thee,  to  raise  up  friends  to  assist  me  in 
mj  exigencies,  and  to  counsel  me  to  manage  my  affairs 
with  discretion.  Taught  by  painful  experience,  let  me  nev- 
er forget  what  mstability  attends  all  earthly  enjoyments. 
Give  me  grace  to  behave  witli  propriety  and  suitably  to 
my  condition ;  that  I  may  be  enabled  at  all  times  to  look 
with  comfort  to  thee  as  my  friend,  my  father,  my  life,  my 
deliverer.  (To  thy  tender  mercy  I  commend  the  beloved 
children  whom  thou  hast  given  me.)  To  thy  direction  I 
would  entirely  submit ;  into  thy  hands  I  resign  all  my  in- 
terests in  time  and  eternity ;  and  my  soul  would  triumph 
in  the  exalted  and  assured  hope  of  being  eternally  happy 
with  all  the  objects  of  my  affection,  through  thy  grace  in 
Jesus  Christ  my  Lord  and  Saviour.  Amen, 

11. 

A  PRAYER  FOR  A  SERVANT. 

OGOD,  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaveH  and 
earth!  it  is  the  ordination  of  thy  good  Providence, 
that  there  should  be  various  stations  and  conditions  in  the 
world.  It  is  thou,  who  appointest  unto  each  the  circum- 
stances in  which  he  is  placed;  andl  rejoice,  that  with  tliee 
there  is  no  respect  of  persons,  and  that,  whether  men  be 
high  or  low  in  society,  all  are  thy  children,  all  are  furnish- 
ed with  the  means  of  pleasing  thee  and  becoming  happy. 
I  would  cheeriully  submit  to  thy  unerring  direction  ;  and 
desire,  with  a  contented  and  thankful  heart,  to  accept  of 
the  portion  wliich  thou  givest  me.  Establish  me,  I  beseech 
thee,  in  the  persuasion,  that  my  present  situation  is  good 
for  me ;  and  give  me  grace  to'refiect,  that  every  state  of 
.life  has  its  peculiar  advantages  and  trials.  Help  me  to 
cherish  a  meek  and  humble  temper,  and  to  imitate  mv 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS.  93 

l»lessed  Master,  who  took  upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant 
and  condescended  to  the  meanest  offices,  that  he  might  set 
his  disciples  an  example.  Help  me  to  discharge  the  obli- 
gations incumbent  upon  me,  with  faithfulness  and  zeal, 
from  a  principle  of  obedience  to  thee  my  Judge,  knowing 
that  thou  seest  my  inmost  thoughts,  and  that  whatsoever 
good  thing  any  one  doeth  the  same  shall  he  receive  at  thy 
hands.  Assist  me  to  adorn  my  Christian  vocation  by  a 
careful,  diligent,  respectful,  and  peaceable  behaviour,  by 
the  strictest  sobriety  and  honesty,  and  by  a  solicitude  not 
to  waste  the  goods  of  those  with  whom  1  live,  nor  to  mis- 
pend  that  time  which  I  am  bound  to  devote  to  their  ser- 
vice. Make  me  duly  grateful  for  every  benefit  which  I  re- 
ceive ;  and  let  me  patiently  suffer  the  inconveniences  which 
attend  my  lot.  If  it  should  please  thee,  O  thou  supreme 
Disposer  of  events,  to  make  my  outward  condition  more 
prosperous ;  let  me  improve  it  well.  But^  whatever  thou 
shalt  order,  let  me  be  solicitous,  above  all  things,  to  ob- 
tain the  forgiveness  of  my  sins  and  to  seek  thy  kingdom  a- 
bove ;  that  I  may  be  exalted  to  it  after  <ieath,  through  thy 
great  mercy  in  Jesus  Christ  my  Redeemer.  Amen. 

12. 

A  PRAYER  BEFORE  A  JOURNEY. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  I  raise  ray  heart  to  thee  as  the  Fath- 
er and  Preserver  of  men,  and  rejoice,  that  I  cannot 
go  where  thou  art  not  present  as  the  Ruler  of  nature,  as 
the  Guardian  of  the  righteous,  as  the  Hearer  of  prayer. 
Thine  eye  is  continually  upon  me,  and  thy  good  Spirit  con- 
duets  thy  children  through  every  stage  oi  their  \)ilgrimage. 
I  commend  myself,  O  Lord,  to  the  care  of  thy  Providence, 
in  the  journey  upon  which  lam  entering;  humbly  beseech- 
ing thee  to  defend  me  from  evil,  to  preserve  me  from  all 
temptations  to  sin,  and  to  prosper  me  in  my  lawful  desij^ns. 
To  thy  holy  keeping  I  commit  (my  family  and)  my  friends ; 
and  I  pray,  that,  if  it  be  thy  will,  tUfey  may  be  blesse  d  in 
hodj  and  in  soul,  that  I  may  return  to  them  in  due  sea- 
son in  safety,  that  1  may  have  a  fresh  occasion  to  praise 
thy  name,  and  that  we  may  long  live  together,  to  enjoy 
the  pleasm-es  of  domestic  life,  and  to  manifest  our  thsiak- 
fulness  for  all  thy  mercies.   Hear  my  petitions,  O  tha'i 


U         PEAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUAI^. 

God  of  compassion ;  and  let  me  rejoice  in  thy  grace  ^lul 
favour  through  Jesus  Christ  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

13. 

A  PRAYER  FOR  A  PERSON  GOING  TO  SEA. 

O Eternal  and  most  merciful  Jehovah,  the  Refuge  and 
Protector  of  the  sons  of  men  ;  I  lift  up  mine  eyes  un- 
to thee,  from  whom  alone  cometh  my  help.  Thou  art  the 
God  of  the  sea,  as  well  as  of  the  dry  land.  Thou  spreadest 
out  the  heavens,  and  rulest  the  raging  of  the  ocean.  At 
thy  command,  winds  and  storms  arise  ;  and,  at  thy  word, 
the  waves  are  still.  Support  and  preserve  me.  Almighty 
Father,  1  beseech  thee,  when  embarked  on  the  great  deep. 
Guard  me  from  its  dangers,  from  sickness,  from  the  v'l^ 
lence  of  enemies,  and  from  every  evil  to  which  I  may  be 
exposed.  Save  me,  above  all,  from  that  greatest  of  evil?, 
the  commission  of  sin  and  the  forfeiture  of  thy  friendship. 
Let  me  not  utter  thy  name,  bat  with  the  greatest  reverence; 
nor  forget,  that  to  tJiee  I  owe  my  security,  and  that  thou 
holdest  my  soul  in  life.  May  I  see  thy  works  and  Avonders 
in  all  the  objects  I  behold  ;  and  fortify  my  lieart,  in  seasons 
of  peril,  not  by  blind  courage  or  brutal  insensibility,  but  by 
living  a  godly,  righteous,  and  sober  life,  and  by  placing  un- 
bounded confidence  in  thy  wisdom  and  goodness.  May  it 
please  thee  to  give  success  to  m}*  undertaknig,  to  conduct 
me  in  safety  to  the  haven  where  I  would  be,  and  to  bring 
me  back  with  a  grateful  sense  of  thy  mercies,  and  with  ^n 
invincible  determination  to  spend  all  my  days  to  thy  gloiys 
through  Jesus  Christ  my  Lord  and  Saviour.  Amen. 

14 

THANKSGIVING a  safe  return  from  travelling' 
by  land  or  by  water. 

OMOST  gracious  and  all-powerful  God,  whose  mercy 
is  over  all  thy  works,  and  who  alone  makest  men  to 
dw  ell  in  safety  :  I  praise  tliy  holy  name,  that  thou  hast 
been  pleased  to  preserve  me  and  to  bring  me  back  to  ray 
habitation  in  peace.  Thou  hast  defended  me  by  thy  prov- 
idence from  perils  and  deatli,    I  rejaice  in  thy  goodness-/ 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS.  \}iy 
and  give  thanks  luito  thee  with  my  whole  heai't  O  help 
me  to  manifest  my* thankfulness,  by  employing  the  life, 
which  thou  hast  preserved,  in  a  diligent  obedience  to  thy 
commandments ;  and  enable  me  at  all  times  to  cherish 
and  exercise  a  filial  trust  in  that  paternal  love,  of  which  I 
have  had  continual  experience.  Pardon  of  thine  infinite 
goodness  whatever  has  been  wrong  in  my  conduct.  Let 
me  not  forget,  that  1  am  but  a  sojourner  here,  and  that  I 
have  no  abiding  place  on  earth.  Let  me  ardently  desire 
that  better  and  heavenly  country,  for  which  all  my  present 
changes  are  intended  to  prepare  me-  And  wherever  I  am , 
or  whatever  I  may  do,  whilst  I  continue  in  this  world,  let 
me  become  more  and  more  qualified  for  the  blessedness 
of  that  city  which  hath  foundations,  through  the  riches  of 
ihy  grace  in  Jesus  Christ  my  Saviour.  Araen. 

*^  IS. 

A  PRAYER  for  a  person  engaging  in  any  important 
business. 

GREAT  and  merciful  God,  I  look  up  unto  thee,  who 
teachest  man  knowledge,  and  givestboth  the  skill  and 
the  power  to  accomplish  useful  pui-poses.  Thou  art  my 
Guide,  and  my  Help  ;  and  Avithout  thee  I  can  do  nothing. 
Prosperity  and  adversity  are  dispensed  by  thee  ;  and  thou 
alone  seest  what  is  good  for  tb}^  creatures.  With  submis- 
sion to  thy  will,  I  implore  thy  blessing  upon  the  work 
which  is  before  me.  Give  me  discretion  and  understauding- 
to  direct  me.  Preserve  me  from  presumption,  imprudence, 
indolence,  and  a  confident  expectation  of  success.  Teach 
me  to  use  with  diligence  and  caution  th  a  meanrj,  which  thou 
art  pleased  to  afford  me  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  de- 
sign. Enable  me,  especially,  I  beseech  thee,  to  maintair^ 
integrity  and  a  good  conscience.  May  I  form  no  "dan  and 
engage  in  no  enterprize,  that  may  endanger  the  property,, 
the  comfort,  or  the  virtue  of  my  fello^^  -n^en  ;  but  habitu- 
ally dread  and  fly  fron\  every  thing,  which  may  injure  my 
neighbour.  May  I  always  act  under  the  influence  of  the 
truth,  that  thou  lovest  righteousness  and  hatest  iniiiuity, 
and  that  thou  wilt  reward  every  man  according  to  his 
deeds.  May  I  never  fail  into  the  temptations  and  snares 
of  those,  whose  only  aim  is  to  be  rich  :  but  follow  after  jus- 
tice, faith,  love,  patience  and  meekness;  and  have  the  wit- 


96  PHAYERS  for  INDIVIDUA^^. 

ness  in  my  own  heart,  that  godliness  with  contentment  h 
great  gam.  Should  it  please  thee  to  crown  my  efforts 
with  success,  may  I  be  duly  thankful  to  thee  and  mak^  a 
wortliy  use  ot  thy  favours.  Should  disappointment  await 
me,  may  I  submit  with  resignation,  bless  thy  name,  and 
trust  m  thy  providence.  Whatever  be  the  event,  O  Lori 
do  thou  keep  me  in  the  path  of  duty,  in  thy  fear  and  thy 
love.  Let  me  perform,  all  things  according  to  the  direc- 
tions oi  that  blessed  Redeemer,  whone  follower  I  desire  to 
be.  ^  And.  finally  vouchsafe  to  receive  me  into  thy  ever- 
lasting kiriR,dom  through  thine  unspeakable  love  iu  Jesus 
Christ  thy  Son,  Amen. 


18, 

A  PRAYER  for  a  person  mide)^  svfftrlngs  occasimied  bij 
the  injustice  or  malice  ofotJiers. 

A  LMIGHTY  and  mo&t  merciful  God  !  I  lift  my  heart 
-^A.  unto  thee,  the  refuge  of  the  oppressed,  the  Friend 
and  Patron  of  all  thine  upright  servants.  I  bless  thee,  that 
no  malice  cf  men  can  rob  me  of  thy  love,  and  that,  what- 
ever I  may  suffer,  thou  hast  encouraged  me  to  put  my  trust 
m  thy  name.  Let  it  plea se  thee,  heavenly  Father,  to  pro- 
tect me  by  thy  power  and  to  guide  me  by  thy  wisdom. 
If  It  appear  good  in  thy  sight,  prosper  my  lawful  endeav- 
ours to  guard  against  injuries,  and  to  secure  that  honest  re- 
putation, which  is  coruiected  with  usefulness  in  society. 
Should  my  exertions  be  unavailing,  let  me  be  comforted 
by  the  persuasion  that  miy  witness  is  in  heaven  and  my  re^ 
cord  on  high.  Help  me  to  inspect  my  heart,  and  to  review 
my  life  with  the  greatest  seriousness,  that  I  may  see  if  there 
be  any  evil  way  in  me  ;  and  do  thou,  the  God  of  mercy, 
forgive  all  ray  forsaken  sins,  and  enable  me  to  become 
xaultless  and  acceptable  to  thee.  Pardon,  I  pray  thee,  all 
who  have  done  or  wished  ill  to  me,  and  change  their  tem- 
pers and  conduct.  Give  me  grace  to  follow  in  all  respects 
that  Saviour,  who,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled  not  again, 
when  he  suffered,  threatened  not,  but  committed  himself 
to  thee  the  righteous  Judge,  and  implored  the  salvation 

vti:  of  his  murderers.  And,  j^fter  faithfully  doing  and 
v'ffer:::g  thv  will  on  earth,  grant  that  I  migiv  be  united  with 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS.  0. 


him  in  heaven,  praise  thee  for  ail  the  wonderful  ways  o; 
thy  providence,  and  trhmiph  in  tliy  grace  for  ever  ancl 
ever.  Amen. 

17. 

A  PRAYER  for  a  person  exposed  to  consi 
perils  andpahis. 

OGOD,  the  refuge  and  strength  of  thy  children  !  behold 
in  mercy  thy  feeble  and  dependent  creature,  who  fiies 
to  thee  for  assistance  and  protection.  1  have  had  much  ex- 
perience of  thy  goodness  in  every  stage  and  condition  of 
life,  and  in  every  affliction  thy  mighty  hand  has  sustained 
me.  Let  it  please  thee  to  continue  thy  compassion,  and  to 
uphold  me  in  every  hour  of  danger.  Preserve  me  from 
all  distressing  fears,  and  establish  my  confidence  in  thy 
■wise  and  gracious  government.  When  my  sorrows  are 
enlarged,  make  haste  for  my  delivex-ance,  and  bring  me 
out  of  all  my  troubles,  if  it  seem  good  to  thee.  In  the 
midst  of  any  pains  which  I  may  be  appointed  to  endure,  let 
my  patience  be  perfected  and  my  fortitude  be  supported 
by  thy  promises  and  the  exumple  of  thy  Son.  And  though 
my  heart  and  my  flesh  should  fail,  be  thou,  O  God,  the 
strength  of  my  heart ;  and  vouchsafe  to  give  me  the  portion 
of  those,  w  ho  sliJill  be  raised  to  the  unfading  joy  and  glory 
of  heaven,  through  Jesus  Christ  my  Lord  and  SaviGur-. 
Amen. 

18. 

A  PRAYER  FOR  A  SICK  PERSON. 
A  LMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  God,  who  hatest  noth- 
ing  that  thou  hast  made  !  I  desire  humbly  to  own  a!id 
to  reverence  thy  h^nd  in  my  present  affliction.  May  my 
bodily  suftering  make  my  heart  better,  and  lead  me  more 
justly  to  value  health  and  sti*ength,  and  to  employ  them  to 
nobler  purposes  than  I  have  done,  if  this  sickness  shall  not 
be  unto  death. 

W  ith  submission  to  thy  will,  I  pray  for  the  removal  of 
ray  disorder  and  for  the  perfect  restoration  of  my  healtls. 
Endue  me  with  resignation, patience,  and  meekness,  under 
the  pain  of  disease  and  the  irksoraeness  of  confinemei)  - 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS. 


Above  all,  prepare  me  for  death.  Blot  out  my  numerous 
imperfections  and  sins  by  tliiue  infinite  mercy  in  Christ  Je- 
jsus.  Purify  my  heart,  and  make  it  the  seat  of  faith,  char- 
My,  and  hope.    Dispose  and  help  me  to  set  my  house  ia 


^reat  change.  And,  when  thou  reiTio\  est  me  hence,  grant 
me  an  entrance  into  that  world,  where  the  inliabitants  shall 
no  more  say,  I  am  sick. 

Into  thy  hands,  heavenly  Father,  I  commit  myself,  de- 
siring, tliat  no  increase  of  pain  may  produce  repining,  that 
I  may  be  numbered  with  those  who  love  thee,  and  that  I 
may  find  by  experience  all  things  and  this  sickness  especi- 
ally working  my  spiritual  good.  In  every  alteration,  let 
thy  promises  be  precious  to  my  soul,  that  I  may  come  off 
a  conqueror  through  thy  blessed  Son,  and  sing  thypraise.5 
for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


ANOTHER  PRAYER  for  a  skh  person, 

OLORD  my  God,  who  givest  life  and  breath  and  all 
things  to  thy  creatures,  and  who  hast  not  thought  even 
i\  crown  of  everlasting  life  too  much  to  promise  to  thy 
eiiildren:  thou  wilt  not  deny  me  what  is  needful  for  my 
body  and  soul,  in  my  passkge  thro'  this  world  to  that  of 
lionour  and  immortality.  I  would  raise  my  heart  unto 
thee  with  confidence  in  thine  infinite  compassion.  Estab- 
lish, I  beseech  thee,  in  my  soul  the  belief,  that  thou  dost 
not  willingly  grieve  the  children  of  men,  but  intendest 
good  to  me  by  this  thy  fatherly  correction.  Wherein  so- 
ever \  have  neglected  thee  or  committed  any  offence 
against  tliy  laws,  make  me  deeply  sensible  of  it  and  hearti- 
ly sorrov/ful  for  all  my  transgressions.  Mercifully  accept 
my  earnest  desires  of  forgiveness,  and  prosper  my  serious 
resolutions  to  live  more  circumspectly  and  righteously  in 
the  time  to  come.  Assist  me,  gracious  Lord,  to  give  a 
proof  of  the  sincerity  of  ray  present  prayers  and  professions, 
by  patiently  submitting  to  this  distressing  dispensation  of 
thy  providence,  and  by  cheerfully  and  meekly  bearing 
whatever  thou  shalt  inflict.  Fill  my  mind  with  reverence 
of  tliy  wisdom  and  authority,  with  a  thankful  remembrance 
of  all  thy  past  mercies,  ^.vith  an  entire  reliance  on  thy  good- 


necessary  in  regard  to  my 


19. 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS. 


wess,  and  with  a  supreme  solicitude  to  delight  in  dcur^ 
thy  will. 

Thou,  O  God,  art  t}ie  author  of  every  remedy,  and 
thy  power  alone  can  check  disease.  1  beseecli  thee  to 
bless  the  means  Avhich  are  used  for  the  recovery  of  i)\y 
health  •  that  I  may  live,  if  it  be  thy  will,  to  perform  my 
duties  with  greater  care.  But,  if  thou  hast  otherwise  ap- 
pointed, accept,  I  pray  thee,  of  thine  unspeakable  good- 
ness, the  sincerity  of  my  repentance,  according  to  the  cov- 
enant to  which  thou  hast  called  me  in  Jesus  Christ  thy 
Son.  Help  me  to  finish  tlie  work  which  thou  hast  given 
me  to  do,  and  without  delay  to  make  every  neces-sary 
preparation;  that,  when  the  time  of  my  dissolution  draws 
near,  I  may  have  nothing  else  to  do,  but  to  resign  myself 
to  thee,  If  I  have  injured  any,  I  would  be  reconciled  un- 
to them,  and  die  in  peace  with  all  men.  And  when  I  shall 
suffer  the  last  conflicts  of  nature,  grant,  great  God,  that  I 
ma}''  keep  my  mind  steadfastly  fixed  on  that  Saviour, who, 
after  he  haa  shed  his  blood  for  the  remission  of  sin,  led 
the  way  thro'  the  grave  unto  heaven.  And  through  him 
be  everlasting  praises  presented  unto  thee  from  all  ih^:^ 
children  of  Adam.  Amen. 


20. 

A  PRAYER  for  the  head  of  a  family,  wider  appre- 
Iiensions  of  death,  in  active  Ufc. 

GREAT  and  adorable  God, in  whose  hands  my  time  and 
fate  are  reposed  )  hear  the  prayers  of  thine  unworthy 
servant,  and  fortify  my  soul  under  the  distresses  which  I 
feel.  In  the  language  of  my  Saviour,  who  sufiered  for  rae, 
leaving  me  an  example,  I  would  say  ;  "Father,  if  it  be  pes- 
sible,  let  this  cup  pass  from  me  ;  nevertheless,  not  as  1 
"  will,  but  as  thou  wilt."  Spare  me,  I  beseech  thee,  if  it  be 
agreeable  to  the  purposes  of  thine  infinite  Avisdom,  that! 
may  provide  for  my  family  and  bring  up  my  childreii  in 
the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord.  But,  if  thou 
callest  rue  hence,  be  thou,  O  God,  the  husband t)f  my  com- 
panion and  the  Father  of  my  ofispring.  Let  thy  kind  prov- 
idence be  their  stay  and  support  in  this  world,  and  thy 
love  their  inheritance  in  the  world  to  come.  Graciously 
supply  their  v^^ants  j  protect  then^  from  injmy  ;  co'  ins;^] 


iOO         PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS. 


them  under  every  perplexity  ;  and  let  them  never  by  disr 
obedience  forfeit  thy  fatherly  care.  If  I  be  no  more  in  the 
^vurld,  holy  Father  I  keep  those  whom  thou  hast  given  me ; 
sanctify  them  through  thy  Unith ;  and  grant  us  a  happy 
meeting  in  thy  glorious  presence  above,  through  the  infi- 
liite  riches  of  thy  grace  in  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  Amen. 

21. 

A  PRAYER  Jor  a  sincere  Christiafi,-ivhen  there  appears 
but  small  hope  of  his  recovery, 

GOD  of  the  spirits  of  all  flesh,  Source  of  life  and  happi- 
ness, gracious  Father  and  Friend  !  thou  hast  brought 
me  to  the  gates  of  death,  and  the  hour  of  my  departure 
draweth  nigh^  Thou  hast  watched  over  me  from  my  en- 
trance into  the  world  ;  thy  tender  mercy  has  followed  me 
all  my  days ;  and  thou  hast  assui'ed  me  of  an  incoiTuptible 
inheritance  beyond  the  grave.  Accept  the  thanks  of  thine 
unworthy  servant  for  ail  thy  loving-kindness.  Accept  my 
thanks  for  the  gift  of  thy  Son,  for  the  promise  of  forgive- 
ness, for  the  precious  hope  of  immortality.  Thou  hast 
gladdened  and  consoled  me  through  the  whole  of.  my  ca- 
reer with  coimtlcss  blessings  and  mercies,  although  I  have 
not  merited  the  smallest.  Pardon,  of  thine  infinite  good- 
ness, my  many  imperfections  and  sins  ;  and  be  pleased  to 
accept  my  feeble,  but  sincere  endeavours  to  serve  thee. 
Thou  callest  me  away ;  and  I  am  ready  to  follow.  I  re- 
joice, that  all  my  conflicts  and  pains  are  drawing  to  a  close. 
I  rejoice,  that  I  shall  soon  be  privileged  to  pay  thee  more 
worthily  that  homage,  which  is  due  to  thee.  I  know,  that 
ja  thy  presence  there  is  fulness  of  joy  and  pleasure  for 
evermore.  Keep  me,  I  beseech  thee,  my  heavenly  fatlier, 
in  humble  dependance  on  thy  rich  and  free  grace  in  my 
blessed  Redeemer.  Help  me  to  suffer  patiently  like  him, 
Avhile  I  am  visited  with  sicknesj?,  and  like  him  to  say  at  last 
with  immoveable  confidence,  *'  Father  into  thy  hand  I 
commit  my  spirit."  Comfort  the  objects  of  my  affection, 
when  I  am  removed  from  the  world  ;  provide  for  them  by 
thy  paternal  love ;  preserve  them  for  thine  everlasting 
kingdom.  There  may  I  find  all  for  whom  I  am  now  par- 
ticularly  concerned,  be  united  with  every  one  whom  I  may 
have  thought  my  foe,  and  U'iumph  in  thy  r^demptioa  with 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS.  101 
ail  tlie  children  of  Adam.  Living  or  dying,  I  am  thine  ; 
and  thy  will  be  done.  O  4/eath,  where  is  thy  sting  ?  O 
grave,  Avhere  is  thy  victory  ?  Thanks  be  to  God,  who  giv- 
eth  me  the  victory  through  my  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Amen, 

22. 

A  PRAYER  for  a  person  recovered  from  alarming 
sickness, 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  all  that  is  within  me, 
bless  his  holy  name.  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and 
forget  not  all  his  benefits,  who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniqui- 
ties, who  healeth  all  thy  diseases,  who  redeemeth  thy  life" 
from  destruction,  and  crowneth  thee  with  loving-kindness 
and  with  tender  mercies.  I  praise  thee,  Great  God,  that 
although  thou  hast  chastened  me,  thou  hast  not  given  me 
over  unto  death.  I  praise  thee,  that  thy  powerful  arm  has 
arrested  the  progress  of  tJie  destroyer  and  helped  me  out 
of  all  my  troubles.  I  thank  thee  for  every  comfort  and 
alleviation  of  pain,  vvith  which  tliou  hast  been  pleased  to 
furnish  me,  and  especially  for  tlie  love  of  my  friends  and 
the  promises  of  thy  gospel.  I  acknowledge  thine  inex- 
pressible goodness  in  restoring  me  from  the  brink  of  the 
grave  and  from  tlie  anguish  of  suffering,  to  endeared  con- 
nections, to  enlivened  hopes,  to  uev/  opportunities  and  in- 
creased motives  for  cultivating  Christian  affectiori>3,  for 
abounding  in  good  works,  and  for  laying  up  treasures  in 
heaven. 

0  God,  let  not  these  opportunities  be  neglected  by  me, 
but  be  wisely  improved  to  thy  gloiy. 

1  have  experienced  thy  power  and  compassion.  May  I 
ever  live  in  the  exercise  of  a  grateful  coiifidence  in  botli, 
and  be  duly  sensible  of  my  total  dependance  upon  tnr 
providence  and  government. 

I  have  been  brought  to  feel  the  realities  of  the  world  to 
come,  the  worth  of  thy  favour,  the  value  of  a  conscience 
void  of  offence.  Almighty  God  !  let  the  convictions  which 
I  have  had  of  them  never  be  extinguished  in  my  breast. 
Enable  me  at  all  times  to  entertain  tliat  humble  contrition 
for  my  sins  and  tliat  penitential  sense  of  my  need  of  thy 
mercy,  wluch  the  nearness  of  death  was  instrumental  in 
jtroducing.   Help  me  to  appreciate,  as  I  ought,  eternal 


i..a2         PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS. 

things,  and  to  do  all  that  thou  requirest,  in  order  that  I 

may  secure  thine  approbation  and  friendship. 

Tliou  hast  enabled  me  to  realize  the  vanity  and  uncer- 
tainty of  the  world.  Preserve  me  from  attaching  too  much 
iraportance  to  its  pleasures,  honours,  and  possessions ;  and 
assist  me  constantly  to  remember,  how  rapidly  it  is  pass- 
ing' away. 

Thou  hast  taught  me,  by  sickness,  the  worth  of  friend- 
ship ;  and  the  offices  of  kindness,  which  have  been  perform- 
ed for  me,  have,  with  thy  blessing,  cheered,  supported,  and 
kept  me  alive.  My  God,  let  me  never  be  insensible  of  the 
love  of  those,  whose  hearts  thou  hast  warmed  with  good- 
will towards  me.  jSIake  me  ready  to  return  their  benevo- 
lence on  every  occasion.  Let  me  be  softened  with  humani- 
ty towards  all  that  sulfer ;  and  let  me  never  behold  a  sick- 
bed without  sympathy  and  charity. 

It  was  thy  gospel,  O  thou  God  of  all  consolation  in  Christ 
Jesus,  from  which  my  hope  was  derived,  when  the 
fihadows  of  death  appeared  to  encompass  me.  The  assur- 
ances which  it  contains  of  tby  forbearance  and  mercy,  and' 
of  eternal  life  through  thy  Son,  were  the  only  support  of 
my  spirit.  O  give  me  grace  to  cling  with  faster  hold  than 
ever  to  this  rock  of  sidvation,  to  abide  in  the  love  of  Jesus, 
to  follow^  him  undismayed,  and  constriutly  to  hope  through 
him  for  redemption  and  celestial  happiness. 

Preserver  of  my  being !  thou  hast  now  shown  me,  how- 
frail  I  am,  hast  given  me  a  sti-iking  proof  of  the  preca- 
riousness  of  life;  and  I  know,  that,  ere  long,  I  shall  bid 
farewell  to  all  whom  I  now  behold.  ^lay  I  be  better  pre- 
pared, than  I  }ia\e  been,  for  my  departure  hence.  May  I 
walk  by  faith,  and  not  by  sight.  May  I  be  concerned  to  be 
always  ready,  and  to  be  found  in  that  frame  of  mind  which 
will  enable  me  to  welcoftiedeathasthemessenger  of  peace. 

Hear  my  prayers,  I  beseech  thee ;  forgive  my  sins,  and 
make  me  thine,  for  evermore,  through  Jeijus  Christ^ 
Amen. 

A  PRAYER  for"  an  awaJccned  shinsr, 

OTHOU  righteous  and  holy  Being,  from  whom  no  s?r 
crets  can  be  hid !  I  am  ashamed,  and  blush  to  lift  np 
mv  face  to  thee^    Mine  iniquities  are  increjised  ov^r 


HIAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS.  ic: 
Tieai!,  and  my  trespass  is  grown  up  unto  the  heavens  I  I 
have  slighted  thine  authority,  forgotten  the  one  thing  need- 
ful, rebelled  against  thee,  my  Sovereign  and  my  Father, 
nnd  violated  laws  which  are  perfectly  holy,  just,  and  good. 
Unthankful  for  thy  mercies,  and  despising  thine  instruc- 
tions, I  liftve  cast  ofT  thy  fear,  pursued  the  pleasures  of  sin, 
and  nearly  destroyed  myself.  My  example  has  corrup- 
ted and  emboldened  others  in  vice.  I  tremble,  v,  hile  I 
think  of  the  injury  which  I  may  have  done  to  ray  compan- 
ions. I  tremble,  v/hile  I  reflect  upon  the  vile  return  which 
I  have  made  to  thee  the  best  of  beings,  and  upon  the  gulf 
VI  ruin  towards  which  I  have  been  approaching.  Hadst 
I  hou  entered  into  judgment  with  me,  and  rewarded  me  af - 
cording  to  my  deserts,  how  awful  would  have  been  my 
condition  !  Wretched  man  that  I  am,  who  shall  deliver 
me  and  break  the  power  of  my  evil  habits  ?  God  of  com- 
passion, be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  Unworthy  as  I  am, 
cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence;  deny  me  not  the 
grace  which  thou  hast  encouraged  me  to  implore ;  help, 
Loi'd,  or  I  perisli:  save  my  sinking  soul,  and  give  me  re- 
pentance unto  life.  Impute  not  unto  me,  I  beseech  thee, 
my  transgressions;  accept  my  humiliation  and  remorse;  and 
f^r-ant  me  to  say  from  experience,  with  thee  there  is  plen- 
teous forgiveness  and  redemption.  Create  in  me  a  cleati 
heart,  and  renew^  a  right  spirit  withni  me.  Let  not  evil  be 
present  with  me,  when  I  would  do  good.  Let  me  no  lon- 
ger run  into  the  danger  which  I  see.  Let  not  unbelief  and 
passion  and  temptation  prevail  against  the  convictions, 
wiiich  thou  hast  given  me,  of  the  malignity  and  danger  of 
fcivi,  of  the  vanity  of  the  world,  of  the  v/orth  of  the  soul, 
and  of  the  awfulness  of  eternity.  Preserve  me  from  being 
fatally  hardened  and  blinded.  And  though  I  have  dishon- 
oured  thee  and  depraved  myself ;  Almighty  God,  let  tliy 
Spirit  operate  upon  my  mind,  and  raise  me  up  from  tliti 
death  of  sin  unto  a  life  of  righteousness. 

Lor<i  of  life  !  cut  me  not  off  from  the  land  of  the  living., 
until  I  am  fit  for  death  and  judgment.  Spare  me  to  bring 
forth  fruits'meet  for  repentance.  Give  me  grace  to  become 
such  as  I  ought  to  be,  to  counteract  the  evil  effects  of  the 
criminal  course  I  have  pursued,  to  make  restitution  to 
liiose  I  have  injured,  and  to  teacli  transgressors  thy  ways, 
inspire  me  with  a  dread  of  relapsing  into  those  iniquities, 


rC4         PRAYERS  FOR  IXDniDU.^LS. 
which  have  hidden  frorn  me  the  light  of  thv  connteron;. 
Whatever  else  i2j;iT  happen,  whatever  my  Tices  and  crime 
mar  produce  to  me,  let  not       religioas  impressiaiis  ct 
this  moment  be  ever  ibrgottcn. 

0  Lord,  I  am  guiitf  and  deserrk^  of  dij  wraA:  iivt 
thou  hust  rcrealed  to  ntte,  Aat,  tfkoa  wilt  not  de^iise  tbe 
sacri^^es  of  a  brokeD  spirit.  My  irfaole  rdiance  is  on  th;- 
meiVT  in  Jesus  Chris^  whom  ^M^ast  set  fortk  to  be  a 
propitiittion  through  faith  m  ^iflK  ^"t^  b  sble  to 
.save  to  the  nttennost  all  dkat  c<"i^^E>  tbee  domigjk  hira. 
In  the  mune  ct  this  Mediator  I  flrillP^  my  pnfers;  aad 
£  desire  to  glory  in  his  cross  and  to  be  aceepHed  tliroogk 
him  now  and  evermore.  Am^. 

AXOTKER  PRAYER  fir  cr.  cz.-':^- 

O THOU  ic^mtelr  great  and  gloHoas  Jebcvah  .1 
raise  my  heart  to  thee  as  die  rdl-wise  tm.^ 
tlscvepQor  of  heaven  and  earth.    From  tl.-^ 
thy  holinesd.  thou  telioldest  all  the  thL 
TLoa  loTest  rig-hteo'dSTiess  and  b  ■  ■ 
ev.j-i'  thou  seest  it  Dei:Jier  can  ev 

1  am  convinced^  great  God,  : 
right  to  my  homage  and  Twllegianc  i. 
and  my  SoTereign ;  thy  laws  are  jar. 
selves,  and  a^^;'  ^  -  rr  : 

poses.    Tho.:  r:- 

aiid  the  volu:. 

most  solemn  and 

death,  hearen  and  hi 

-rich  all  their  facoi u > >  k i  . ; . : ; :  r  s 

hy  hand.    And  yet,  in  how  many 

r  i  E^om  thee,  imd  di^re-rArde'i  t'y  ^ 
commands  I  how  f  ir  '    -  :  ;  '  : 
and  tiune  ordinanv:  e  = 

have  I  harboured!  :i .  ^  ^  -  .  . 

orid  have  I  discovered    how  foolishly  Lave  I  pretsred 
:  aiporal  gratifications  and  pisrsiiits  to  eternal  jojs !  how 
.t^i-eatly  majA  my  hehjviour  and  example  have  injured  my 
liellov-creatiires !  and  what  distress,  disorder,  and  remone, 
^Kavf*  f  prepared  Hy  mv  vices  for  ray        atKil  * — ^Afid,  O 


rRA\'ERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS. 


105 


tiioa  most  compassionate  Father  and  Friend  of  the  humaa 
race,  how^  much  more  ag;t^ravated  are  my  offences,  when 
<ionsidcred  as  committed  against  the  experience  I  have 
hafl  of  thy  lovlnj^-kiiidness,  against  the  endeai'ing  ties  of 
gratitude,  as  well  as  against  the  obligations  of  duty  and  in- 
terest !  Thou  hast  nourished  and  brought  me  up  as  thy 
child  ;  and  yet  I  liave  rebelled  against  thee.  Thou  hast 
been  my  Guardian,  my  Guide,  my  unwearied  Benefactor; 
to  thee  I  am  hidebted  for  all  my  worldly  comforts;  to  thy 
rich  and  free  grace  I  owe  the  discoveries  and  invitations 
of  the  gospel,  the  offers  of  pardon,  and  the  hope  of  eternal 
felicity  through  tlie  mediation  of  Christ  Jesus  thy  Son. 
^nd  yet,  hovv  have  I  abused  thy  goodness,  misapplied  my 
advantages,  despised  thy  grace,  and  rejected  the  offers  of 
life  and  salvation  I 

Blessed  God  I  confess  my  guilt;  I  am  sensible,  thatth]^ 
favour  is  life ;  I  feel  tliat  I  must  perish,  if  I  remain  fai* 
from  thee.  Have  mercy  upon  me,  miserable  offender ;  and 
teach  me  so  to  think  on  my  ways,  as  to  make  haste  and 
not  delay  to  keep  thy  conimandmeiits.  I  adore  thy  for- 
bearance in  lengthening  out  the  space  given  me  for  re- 
pentance, though  I  have  so  long  neglected  this  great  and 
necessaiy  work  ;  and  I  pray,  that  I  may  no  longer  draw 
back  from  the  yoke  of  duty.  Give  me,  O  Lord,  abiding- 
views  of  the  shortness  and  uncertainty  of  life,  of  the  groW" 
ing  power  of  evil  habits,  and  of  the  vanity  of  expecting 
greater  assistances  of  thy  Holy  Spii'it,  if  I  resl'st  those 
w^hich  thou  hast  already  afforded  mc.  Enable  me  care- 
fully to  cherisii  eveiy  serious  impression  that  may  be  made 
on  my  mind,  and  diligently  to  improve  all  the  helps  with 
which  I  am  favoured.  Dispose  me  to  seek  thee  whilst  thou 
mayest  be  found,  and  to  call  upon  tliee  whilst  thou  art  near. 
Assist  me  to  learn  that  lesson  which  lam  so  slow  to  learn, 
and  inspire  me  with  a  taste  for  the  pleasures  of  religioa 
and  devotion.  Spiritualize  my  aflections  ;  enoble  my  pur- 
suits ;  quicken  my  desires  and  endeavours ;  and  grant,  tliat 
with  full  purpose  of  heart  I  may  cleave  unto  thee  the  Lord. 

Gracious  God,  though  I  have  sinned  against  light  and 
.knowledge,  aud  have  justly  deserved  to  forfeit  all  thy 
friendship,  yet  1  would  rejoice  that  with  thee  my  help  is 
found.  Thou  art  ready  to  receive  the  penitent,  and  art 
waiting  to  be  gracious  to  them.  Thou  hast  sent  thine  on- 
ly-begotten Son  to  seek  anxl  to  save  those  that  are  lost.. 


iOG  PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS. 
RecoacHe  me  to  thyself,  and  tbrg;ive  and  accept  of  me,  for 
thy  mercy's  sake  in  him.  And  grant,  that,  Ijeing  made 
free  from  sin  and  become  a  servant  to  thee,  I  may  possess 
pence  of  heart,  have  my  fruit  unto  holiness,  and  in  the  end 
receive  the  unspeakable  and,  unmerited  gift  of  eternal  life-, 
through  Jesus  Christ  oui'  Lord.  Amen. 

25. 

A  PRAAHilR  for  a  person,  recovered  fro7n  a  negligent 
mind  to  a  serious  7}iew  of  reUgioits  truth. 

ALmOHTY  and  m6st  meixjiful  God,  the  just  and 
equitable  Ruler  of  the  children  of  men '  behold  in 
mercy  thy  frail  and  forgetful  child,  who  turns  unto  thee 
with  a  penitent  and  humble  heart.  Blessed  be  thy  name, 
that  I  am  brought  to  see,  how  careless  and  unprotitable  I 
am.  Blessed  be  thy  name,  that,  though  I  have  been  great- 
ly inconsiderate  and  negligent,  thy  Providence  and  grace 
have  prevented  me  from  falling  into  presimiptuous  and  atro- 
cious transgressions.  But,  while  I  thank  thee,  my  heav- 
enly Father,  for  the  restraints  which  have  been  Ifiid  upon 
me ;  I  confess  with  shame,  that  I  have  often  been  unmind- 
ful of  what  I  owe  to  tliee  and  thy  beloved  Son,  and  that  1 
have  not  Jjeen  duly  influenced  by  the  principles  of  thy  sa- 
cred gospel.  I  have  not  been  diligent  in  advancing  the 
"welfare  of  my  fellow-men,  have  often  lost  sight  of  the  con- 
cerns of  mv  own  soul  and  of  the  world  to  come,  have  been 
estranged  from  the  worship  and  the  love  of  thee,  have  not 
been  studious  to  govern  my  heart,  to  rise  above  grovelling 
views,  and  to  live  by  faith  in  him  who  loved  me  and  gave 
himself  for  me.- — 'But  I  purpose  before  thee,  who  knowest 
my  heart  with  all  its  frailties,  no  longer  to  be  like  thos« 
vi  ho  are  without  God  in  the  world.  And  I  beseech  thee, 
i\  om  whom  wisdom  and  virtue  proceed,  to  forgive  the  lev- 
ity, the  vanity,  the  folly,  the  worldly  mind,  with  which  I 
have  been  char^-eable,  and  to  inspire  me  with  that  Chris- 
tian temper  which  I  have  neglected  to  cultivate.  O  give 
rae  fervent  desires  and  abiding  resolutions  to  serve  and 
love  thee,  and  to  press  towards  the  mark  for  the  prize  of 
the  high  calliag  in  Christ  Jesus.  Excite  me  to  diligL'uce 
in  reading,  meditation,  and  prayer.  Assist  me  to  delight 
V  lu  the  ordinances  of  t-sy  Iiouscj  and  in  the  study  of  tliy  holy 


1 


>mDUALS. 


■u'oi'd.  Arm  me  against  the  influence  of  vain  customs,  and 
of  careless  companions.  Lead  me  to  maketlie  regulation 
of  my  own  mind  and  the  practice  of  a  pious  and  virtuous 
iife,  my  chief  care  and  business.  Help  me  to  keep  tlie  in- 
structions and  the  model  of  ray  blessed  Redeemer  habitu- 
ally before  my  eyes,  to  confess  his  name  without  fear  be- 
fore men,  to  follow  no  other  maxims  but  his,  to  labour  and 
cherish  concern  for  his  glorious  cause,  and  to  employ  my 
powers  and  possessions  iu  the  service  of  society  according 
to  his  precepts.  I  would  no  longer  live,  with  my  wishes 
:ind  endeavours  all  centering  here  •,  but  as  a  caudidate  (ov 
immortality,  as  a  being  who  expects  a  judgment  and  au 
eternal  state,  as  the  disciple  of  a  risen  Redeemer  who  will 
come  again  and  take  his  faithful  followers  to  his  OAvn  lieav- 
enly  glory. 

Gracious  God,  be  pleased  to  pardon  my  sins,  to  accept 
this  act  of  self-devotion,  and  to  establish  my  holy  pur- 
poses. I  have  sworn,  that  I  will  keep  thy  righteous  stat- 
utes. Do  thou  give  me  strength  to  fulfil  my  vows,  to  grow 
in  grace ;  and  let  nothing  ever  be  able  to  separate  me 
from  the  love  of  thee  in  Christ  Jesus  my  Lord.  Amen. 


ficulttes  'which  attend  his  Christian  improvement, 

FATHER  of  mercies,  whose  strength  upholds  the  weak ! 
I  come  to  thee  for  protection  and  assistance,  and  re- 
joice that  thou  hast  encouraged  me  to  seek  thy  face.  I 
have  experienced  that  thou  art  good,  and  praise  tbec  for 
what  thou  hast  already  done  for  my  soul.  From  what 
threatening  dangers  has  thy  paternal  love  delivered  me  ! 
what  evwlasting  gratitude  is  due  to  thee  for  opening  the 
eyes  of  my  mind,  and  affecting  my  heart  with  a  sense  of  my 
duty  to  thee  !  "what  tribute  can  1  offer,  expressive  of  that 
divine  goodness,  to  which  it  is  owing,  that  I  am  not  blind 
and  dead  in  trespasses  and  sins,  and  that  I  have  not  been 
cut  off  from  this  probationary  state,  unconcerned  about  the 
fate  Avhich  awaits  rne  ! 

O  God,  I  adore  thee  as  my  Father  and  my  Saviour,  and 
bless  thee  for  tiie  merciful  promises  which  thou  hast  given 
me  through  thy  Son.   But  I  cunfcss  and  lameht,  eefo^-^ 
M  3t  2 


•ICS 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDTVIBUALS. 


ihce,  my  weakness  and  unfruitfuliiess.  I  lament  the  sins, 
"which  so  easily  beset  me.  i  lament  the  difficulties  in  dis~. 
charging  my  obligations,  which  are  the  sad  effects  of  my 
former  carelessness  and  wickedness.  I  lament  the  waii- 
derings  of  my  mind,  the  coldness  of  my  atfections,,  the 
power  which  past  follies  and  transgressions  still  exercise 
too  frequently  over  my  imagbation.  I  confess,  that  I  de- 
serve to  suffer,  and  that  thou  art  righteous  in  all  tliy  ways 
and  doings.  But  I  beseech  thee.  Almighty  God,  to 
strengthen  me  by  thy  Spirit  in  the  ir.ner  man,  and  to  pre- 
serve me  from  fainting  under  the  tribulations  which  attend 
me.  O  bend  my  will  more  perfectly  to  thine  ;  and  let  none 
of  those  things,  which  once  subdued  me,  any  longer  prov, 
a  snare.  Thou  knowest,  that  I  hunger  and  thirst  aftei* 
righteousness :  give  success,  I  pray  thee,  to  ray  endeavours, 
xny  watchfulne  s,  my  supplications.  Cleanse  me  from  ev- 
ery pollution  both  of  the  mind  and  the  flesh  ;  and  cp.use 
rae  to  know,  that  blessed  is  the  m.an  avIio  endureth  temp- 
tation. Save  me  from  presumption  and  from  despair  of  suc- 
cess. Teach  me  to  labour  with  diligence,  and  to  confide 
in  thee.  And  grant  me  to  realize,  that  wisdom's  ways  arc 
ways  of  pleasantness,  and  that  the  path  of  the  righteous  is 
like  tlie  morning  light,  which  shineth  brighter  and  bright- 
er unto  the  perfect  day. 

My  sold  looks  for  help  unto  thee,  who  art  able  to  do 
exceeding  abundantly  above  all  that  I  ask  or  think.  And 
rmto  thc-e  be  gloiy  by  Christ  Jesus,  world  without  end" 
Amen. 

21. 

A  PRAYER  for  an  upright  Christian^  distressed  by  fears 
respecting  his  final  acceptance  an  d  salvation. 

OTHOU,  before  whose  eyes  all  tilings  are  naked  and 
open,  who  triest  the  reins  cf  the  children  of  men  I  I  Hy 
to  thee  oppressed  with  sadness  and  fear.  Thou  hast  invi- 
ted the  weary  and  hea^y-laden  to  partake  of  mercy:  re- 
ceive me,  thy  sorrowful  suppliant,  and  revive  my  fainting 
soul.  Thou  delightest  not  in  the  misery  of  thy  creatures  : 
heal  thou  the  wounds  of  my  heart.  I  confess,  O  my  God, 
that  my  sins  have  deserved  more  grievous  puni-nnieni ; 
T  fee),  aad  that  it  would     ixr.possiblefor  me  to  abiao 


PRAYERS  FOR  INDIVIDUALS,  iOi* 


ihy  strict  iaquisitioii ;  but  I  plead  the  wonderful  expressions 
of  thy  love  and  compassion  to  the  contrite  and  humble, 
which  arc  cofttained  in  thy  word.  Hast  thou  not  declared, 
that  all  thy  thoughts  are  thoughts  of  peace,  and  not  of  evil  ^ 
Hast  thou  not  assured  thy  people,  that,  altho'  a  mother 
should  forget  her  child,  yet  thou  wilt  not  forget  or  forsake 
thine  offspring  ?  Kast  thou  not  so  loved  the  world  as  to 
give  thine  only-begotten  Son  for  us,  and  wilt  thou  not  with 
jiim  freely  give  us  all  things  which  we  need  ? 

O  Lord,  thou  knowest  my  frame  and  rememberest  that 
I  am  hut  dust.  Thou  art  acquainted  with  my  frailties  and 
apprehensions.  Thou  seest,  that,  infirm  and  guilty  as  I 
am,  my  soul  thirsteth  for  thee  the  living  God,  as  the  Hart 
pauteth  after  the  water  brooks.  Be  pleased  to  forgive  my 
sins,  to  pardon  my  despondency ;  and  help  me  to  serve 
thee  with  a  quiet  and  cheei'ful  heart.  Remove  my  disease, 
whether  of  body  op  of  mind,  if  this  seem  good  to  thine  in- 
fmite  wisdom:  and  forbid,  that  I  should  entertain  one 
thought  injurious  to  thee  and  dishonourable  to  the  clem« 
ency  of  thy  character  as  revealed  in  thy  gospel.  Preseiwe 
me  from  delusion  ;  dispel  my  doubts ;  confirm  my  faith  in 
thy  promises ;  clothe  me  with  the  garments  of  salvation. 
Above  all,  I  beseech  tliee  to  give  me  grace  perfectly  to  do 
and  to  suffer  thy  will.  Help  me  to  bring  forth  more  of 
the  fruits  of  the  Spirit ;  that  I  may  have  the  evidence  in 
my  temper  and  life,  that  I  am  led  by  thy  Spirit  and  am  au- 
thorized to  call  thee  Abba,  Father.  Whatever  ♦conflicts 
may  now  have  to  sustain,  let  me  persevere  in  well-do 
with  increasing  zeal  and  delight,  persuaded  that  thou 
s^reater  and  better  than  my  heart,  and  wilt  not  reject  aay 
that  sincerely  seek  thy  face  through  him  whom  thou  ha 
appointed  the  Mediator  of  our  race.  "  Why  art  thou  cas 
**  down,  O  my  soul  ?  and  why  art  thou  disquieted  wit 
"  me  ?  hope  thou  in  God,  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him,  w 
^'  is  tlie  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God."  Amen 

28. 

A  PRAYER  for  a  Commirrdcant  before  the  celebration 

of  the  Lor cT 8  Supper, 
OUPREMELY  exalted  and  adorable  God,  unto  whom 
^  hearts  are  open  !  I  desire  to  worship  thee  as  the  Path 
er  of  Ofix  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of  whom  the  wKote  faHaify 


ilJ         PRAYERS  fS^ ft^TDtl^DtJALS. 

heaven  and  earth  is  named.  I  adore  thine  unspeakable 
jcoodness  in  raising  up  this  great  Deliverer  from  sin  and 
death,  for  a  benig-hted,  guilty,  and  ruined  world.  I  praise 
thee  for  the  spiritual  and  heavenly  blessings,  which  thou 
hast  bestowed  upon  me  through  his  mediation,  crucifixion 
and  resurrection.  What  gracious  instructions  flowed  from 
his  tongue  I  What  spotless  purity  marked  his  life  !  What 
love  and  zeal  filled  his  heart !  With  what  patience  and 
kindness  did  he  seek  those  that  were  lost !  What  aston- 
ishing miracles  attested  his  mission  !  What  a  miracle  of 
benevolence  was  exhibited  in  his  painful  and  bloody  death 
,on  the  cross !  How  triumphantly  did  he  conquer  the  grave- 
and  ascend  to  thy  throne  in  heaven  ■  Gracious  God,  how 
complete  is  his  redemption,  how  amazing  thy  benignity, 
how  attracting  and  transporting  the  thought  of  my  Saviour's 
compassion  and  victory !  Wliat  could  have  been  done  foi- 
thy  rebellious  offspring,  that  has  not  been  done  p  AVhal 
light,  what  comfort,  what  encouragement,  what  hope  can 
i  need,  which  the  gospel  of  Chnst  Jesus  does  not  abund- 
antly supply? 

O  thou  who  seest  in  secret !  J  confess  that  I  am  unwor- 
thy of  my  Christian  privileges,  and  that  I  have  not  adorn- 
ed my  profession  in  all  respects,  as  I  ought  to  have  done, 
by  an  holy  walk  and  conversation.  Who  c^an  tell,  how  oft 
heoffendeth!  My  heart  condemns  me  in  many  things; 
and  I  am  grieved,  when  I  consider,  in  how  small  a  degree 
I  possess » the  spirit  and  temper  of  my  Lord.  Help  thou 
me  to  examine  and  judge  myself,  that  I  may  not  be  con- 
demned by  thee.  Lead  me,  I  beseech  thee,  to  a  full  ac^ 
quaintance  with  the  state  of  my  soul,  and  pr^'pare  me  for 
the  holy  exercises  to  which  I  am  called.  Save  me  from  all 
lelusion,  pride,  and  self-deceit.  J^orgive,  of  thine  infinite 
goodness,  every  offence  which  1  have  committed ;  and  ac- 
ept  the  renewal,  which  I  am  about  to  make  of  my  vows. 

Thou  invitest  me  to  the  memorial  of  my  Saviour's  dying 
■  ?ove;  and  blessed  be  thy  name  for  this  means  of  cnkiiid- 
Kiag  and  increasing  my  aftection  and  gratitude  to  him. 
Take  me  into  thy  holy  keeping,  and  grant  that  I  j'lay  ex- 
•)erience  no  distraction  of  mind.  Let  me  not  be  a^j  unfur  - 
iished  guest,  to  whom  it  may  be  ja[dlv  said^  "ho^^  earnest 

thou  in  hither,  not  having  on  a  wedding  garmen^t  r'"  Let 
me  approach  the  ordinance,  with  penitence,  thanktdlness, 
■■.  A  faitb-  ^vi^.U  ^/^v^  nu']  cbn^.M^y  ?o  all  mankind.  ^iUi»ig: 


PRAYERS  FOR  mDIYIDUxVLS.  ill  1j 

the  bread  and  drinking  the  cup,  whicli  Jesus  instituted, let 
me  embrace  and  hold  fast  the  covenant  of  mercy,  and  find, 
redemption  through  his  blood.  Direct  me  to  profitable 
meditations  upon  what  he  said,  did,  and  suftered;  and  let 
the  remembrance  of  his  iove,  his  sacrifice,  and  his  glory, 
comfort,  support,  and  strengthen  me,  in  life  and  death. 

Heavenly  Fatlier  !  be  thou  with  thy  servant  who  minis- 
ters to  me  in  the  sancluaiy,  with  my  fellow-communicants, 
with  all  my  Christian  brethren,  and  with  ever)'  humavi  be- 
ing. Dispose  all,  who  encircle  thine  altar,  to  feel  and  to 
act  as  friends,  partakers  of  the  same  grace,  and  heii|s  of 
one  blissful  inheritance  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
and  Saviour.  Amen. 

29. 

A  PRAYER  for  a  Communicant,  after  the  celebration  of 
the  Lord^s  Supper, 

FATHER  of  mercies,  and  God  of  love !  thou  hast  caus- 
ed thy  goodness  to  pass  before  me  this  day.  Follow 
with  thy  blessing  what  I  have  been  permitted  and  enabled 
to  perform,  in  obedience  to  the  injunction  of  thy  Son,  my 
liord.  If  thy  pure  eyes  have  seen  any  thing  culpable  in 
my  religious  services,  I  beseech  thee  to  pardon  me.  Let 
not  the  pious  reflections  which  have  occupied  my  attention 
or  the  purposes  which  I  have  formed,  in  the  company  o, 
lYiy  fellow-worsliippers,  and  in  showing  forth  the  death  oi 
Jesus,  ever  be  strange  to  my  heart;  + 

I  have  avowed  tliee,  the  Lord,  to  be  my  God,  engaging 
to  keep  thy  commandments  and  to  hearken  to  thy  voice. 
5  have  confessed  thy  Son  before  men,  publicly  receiving 
his  testimony,  solemnly^  acknowledging  him  to  be  my  di- 
vine Master  and  G»iide,  my  Saviour  and  Forerunner  in  the 
path  of  holiness  and  glory. — ^3  forbid,  that  I  should  ever 
make  shipwreck  of  faith,  by  not  holding  fast  a  good  con* 
science.    Preserve  me  from  the  smallest  degree  of  that 
spirit,  which  works  in  the  children  of  disobedience,  Pr? 
serve  me  from  proving  fiiithless  to  my  vows,  and  fro' 
bringing  reproacli  on  the  Christian  name.    Help  me  / 
follow  the  Lamb,  whithersoever  lie  goeth;  to  abide^ 
him,  the  true  vine ;  and  to  stand  fast  in  the  liberty  whcf^ 
\yith  he  hath  made  his  disciples  free.   Eisable       at  a!| 

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PRAYERS  FOR  INBIVIDUALS. 

ykmes  to  remember  bis  new  command,  tbat  we  sbouldlove 
ci>e  another,  even  as<»lie  has  loved  ns.  SaVe  me  from  the 
shocking  inconsistences  and  the  dreadful  fate  of  those,  who 
call  him  Lord,  Lord,  but  unto  whom  he  will  say,  "depart 
"*frommeye  that  work  iniquity."  Raise  my' affections 
from  earth  to  heaven ;  and  assist  me  to  be  steadfast  and 
fmmoveable,  always  abounding  in  the  work  of  tlio  Lord. 

Merciful  Father,  1  have  found  that  it  is  good  for  me  to 
^i*awi,  nigh  unto  the  table  of  my  crucified  and  exalted  Re- 
deenyer.  ISIake  me  habitually  attentive  to  this  cheering 
mstfttttion.  While  I  thereby  learn  to  value  the  Saviour 
f  Rfa'his  gospel  more,  let  me  rejoice  in  the  persuasion,  that 
^^".ere  is  no  condemnation  to  them  which  are  in  Christ  Je- 
L us,  and  that  througli  him  we  have  mercy  and  the  forgive- 
ness of  sin.  May  I  be  privileged  to  come  with  boldness 
f  o  thy  throne,  in  his  name,  and  his  peace  keep  my  heait 
in  every  changing  ^»cene.  May  I  regard  it  as  my  highest 
honour,  to  be  his  disciple  and  an  insti-umeiit  for  advan- 
^ng  his  kingdom  among  men.  jMay  I  triumpl>  in  this,  that 
Biy  Lord,  \nio  was  once  dead,  lives  aud  reigns  forever,  and 
"hat  where  he  is  his  faithful  followers  shall  also  be.  When 
he  comes  to  judge  the  world,  may  he  not  be  ashamed  of 
^  :e,  but  receive  me  into  his  own  mansions  of  love  and  joy. 
5^  Once  more,  O  thou  Parent  of  all !  I  implore  thy  bless- 

,  g  upon  thy  church  universal,  and  upon  the  whole  human 
"Vtmily.  Comfort  every  sorrowful  soul.  Bring  into  the 
y'^  ay  of  truth  all  such,  as  have  erred  nnd  gone  astray.  Con~ 
V  ert  all  as  are  in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and  the  bonds 
''♦f  iniqiKty.  Lead  all  Christians  to  be  careful  to  maintain 
^good  works.  Let  thy  grace  be  multiplied  u]yon  the  re- 
ligious society  of  whii  h  I  am  a  member,  and  upon  the  pas- 
'".or  of  the  flock.  Let  ail,  witb.  whom  1  am  connected,  and 
who  are  dear  to  me,  be  enroJied  in  the  book  of  life ;  and 
'et  them  and  me  be  brought  o  sing  the  praises  of  God  and 

*f  the  Lcimb  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen, 

go. 

GENERAL  PRAYER,  which  may  be  used  at  any  time^ 
god,  the  Maker  and  Governor  of  the  world!  I,  thine 
"  unv;  ortby  servant,  would  appear  before  thee,  under 
0*  ,  <lcex)ebt  sense  of  thy  perfections  and  of  my  total  de- 


ERA  VERS  FOR  INDJVIDUAm 
peiidance  upon,  thy  prot idence  and  grace.   I  rejoice  ^ 
am  privileged  to  worship  thee,  who  ^'glories  are  far  exil^  } 
ed  above  all  that  I  can  conceive,  and  before  ^vho^l  U  \  ^ 
hosts  of  heaven  bow  down  with  the  profoundest  reverer     r  * 
I  adore  thee  ^is  possessed  of  all-eomprehending  kno 
<;dge,  unerniig  wisdom,  unlimited  power,  impartial  just 
unbounded   goodness,   unspotted  purity,  unchange; 
truth  and  faithfulness.  I  acknowledge  thee  to  be  the  g 
of  all  good  gifts,  and  the  disposer  of  all  events.   I  con^ 
that  thy  favour  alone  is  life,  and  that  I  cannot  be  hi 
^,vithout  thy  love.    1  am  sensible,  thai,  thou  art  the  ten^ 
est  Father  and  best  Friend  of  thy  creatures,  prescr?:  .4 
only  such  laws  to  them  as  are  highly  salutary,  ever  dis-  . 
posed  to  lead  tlieni  to  their  true  felicity,  ready  to  promote" 
and  assist  their  sincere  endeavours  to  obtaii?  it,  and  con- 
stantly exercising  thy  perfections  for  this  pui  pose.  Pre- 
fjious  is  the  thought  of  thee  to  all  who  are  acquainted  w  ith 
thy  character  and  who  sudy  to  accomplish  thy  gracious  de,- 
signs.    Worthy  art  thou  of  the  homage,  affection,   nd  obe- 
dience of  all  iiuelligent  beings  in  heaven  and  on  earth. 

I  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  that,  amidst  the  multitude  of  t'  , 
creatures  and  subjects,  I  am  not  forgotten  and  overlook?  1 
hut  that  thou  kno  west,  and  lovest,  and  providest  for 
as  thy  child,  with  patemal  care.    I  praise  thee,  that 
hast  preserved  me  from  many  calamities  and  sufferij^  ^ 
(hank  thee  for  all  the  powers  of  my  nature,  for  tly  *  i 
factions  and  comforts  of  society,  for  the  kindness  or      if  -i 
lations  and  friends,  for  every  domestic  enjoyment,  for  ilief 
measure  of  health  and  prosperity  w  ith  which  I  am  favour- 
ed, and  for  all  tiiose  outward  conveniences  and  advantnges 
which  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  give  me.    I  thank  thee, 
that  thou  hast  formed  me  after  thine  own  image,  made  me 
free  and  intelligent,  and  destined  me  for  an  immortal  ex- 
istence.   I  bless  thee  for  all  the  assistances  which  I  have" 
received  for  the  cultivation  of  my  mind,  and  for  all  the 
means  of  education  and  religion.    Above  all,  I  desire  to 
bless  thee  for  the  mission  and  gospel  of  Christ  Jesus,  thy 
well-beloved  imd  onlynbegottgn  Son.   I  bless  thee  forth  * 
srttisfaetory  evidences  he  gave,  that  he  was  truly  sent  by/ 
thee  for  the  salvation  of  the  world.    I  bless  thee  for  hV 
divitie  instructions,  for  hir?  perfect  example,  and  for  all  /  | 
;  ;ibo;u  b  and  aufferings,    I  bless  thee  for  his  humbling  l/*  ^ 


1^5^.        PHAYEKS  FOR  INDIViBUALS, 
^it  *i  even  to  the  deatli  of  the  cross,  and  shedding  his  hloo^ 

the  r-imission  of  our  sins  ;  for  his  resurrection  from  th 
:  irfcve,  and  for  his  entrance  into  heaven  as  our  Captain  an*.! 
ilbrercrtmer,    I  bless  thee  for  the  effusion  of  the  Holj; 
%irit  upon  his  Apostles,  for  the  propagation  of  his  doc| 
.^^incs,  imd  for  the  preservation  of  his  church.    How  ric!k 
'  is  the  grace,  ^vhich  I  have  received  through  his  mediation ! 
lloYv  wonder* ally  lu  st  Uiou  provided  for  my  improvement, 
my  couifoitj  and  my  everlasting Avelfare  !  Wiiat  can! ren- 
er  unto  thee,  in  return  for  that  mercy,  to  which  alone  it 
^    to  be  ascribed,  tK.it  I  am  not  >  andering  in  a  land  of  dark- 
ly ks,  superstition  f\nd  idolatry,  that  I  am  not  the  victim  cl' 
r     :  r  iiml  despair  ?  What  gratituoe  do  I  o^ye  to  thy 'dear  Son, 
\  :i ;  i^rJ)i::iiUed  to  the  most  cruel  death,  that  I  might  rejoice 
in  ;jie  hope  of  thy  compassion  snd  in  the  assurance  of  eter* 
.  Ttr.l  life  and  glory  !  Never,  O  God,  can  I  repay,  never  can 
\  fj iVi^,  express  or  worthily  praise  thee  for  ail  that  thou. 
>.2'.'.v  done  for  my  soul,  for  all  the  benefits  which  thou  art, 
o-"i>drii  ang  to  bestow  upon  me  frojii  day  to  day. 

Ln«20uraged,  merciful  Father,  by  Uie  invaluable  pron> 
ses  of  my  i^crd  and  Saviour,  I  drav/  near  unto  thy  throne, 
;fi  CTitreat  of  thee  the  pardon  of  whatsoever  thou  hast  seeu 
(inr^s  in  nie.    I  confess  to  thee,  that  my  sins  and  infirmi- 
are  many  and  great,  and  that  I.  could  rot  expect  anv 
■>rtion  of  thy  favour,  if  thou  3h.ouldestb:*.  c-;trem^  to  marl: 
id  to  punish  what  is  wrong.    But  it  is  the  consolation 
^iil  suppoil  of  my  mind,  that  thou  hast  sent  Jesus  Chris' 
to  save  U3  from  oar  sins,  and  Aat  thou  art  pleased  to  ac- 
V:pt  the  upright  endeavours  of  the  humble  and  penitent  t> 
r.vm  whatever  has  been  criminal  in  their  hearts  and  con " 
:      Forgive,  i  beseech  thee,  ever}'  v^ilful  thought,  dxs- 
aon,  %voixl,  and  deed,  which  has  br^en  displeasing  .ill 
sight ;  and  vouchsafe  to  justify  me  upon  those  terms, 
w    ch'thy  holiness  and  mercy  'vave  laid  down  iti  the  gos- 
■pt     i  do  winin^rl?  and  entirely  forgive  aiL  who  may  have 
injured  or  ofiendeu  me.    If  l'ha\cr done  wrong  to  any,  i 
nui  ready  to  make  all  possible  reparation.    I  seriously  re- 
ncjunce  all  coitlnnmicaUon  with  whatpoever  thou  hast  for- 
bi<iden,  and  devote  myseif  to  uhy  servi?e  aiui  theperfoiia- 
of  thy  will.    I  am  persui .ded,  that  these  are  indispen 
ibie  qualifications  for  thy  favour  ;  and  earnestly  beseecu 
to  ^ive  sue^esp:  to  my  purposes,  by  the  iniiaencos  o* 
'  pint,  «nd  the  dispensatiOiiis  qi  thy  providence., 


